The Story of the KC-135 Stratotanker pilot that went into a 20-degree dive to refuel a flamed out F-105 Thunderchief – The Aviation Geek Club
The Thud was gliding earthward, its pilot preparing to eject, when the diving KC-135 Stratotanker passed in front to a refueling position. The Boeing Company’s model 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial 707 passenger plane as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. In 1954, the Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future …