Boeing C-135 Stratolifter

C-135 Stratolifter
	C-135C Speckled Trout
Role	Military transport aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Boeing
First flight	23 June 1961
Introduction	August 1961
Status	Active service
Primary user	United States Air Force
Produced	1960–1963
Number built	60
Developed from	Boeing 367-80 ; Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Variants	Boeing EC-135 ; Boeing NC-135 ; Boeing RC-135 ; OC-135B Open Skies ; WC-135 Constant Phoenix

The Boeing C-135 Stratolifter is a transport aircraft derived from the prototype Boeing 367-80 jet airliner^[3] (also the basis for the 707) in the early 1950s. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave the aircraft the internal designation of Model 717,^[4] a name later assigned to a completely different aircraft.

Since the first one was built in August 1956, the C-135 and its variants have been a fixture of the United States Air Force.

^ Hopkins III, Robert S. (2017). The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker; More Than a Tanker. Crécy Publishing Limited. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-91080-901-3.
^ Staff Writer (21 January 2020). "Boeing C-135 Statolifter". Military Factory. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1963-1964 - p.183
^ "Historical Perspective, Start of a PROUD MISSION" Archived 2014-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Boeing Frontiers, July 2006.

C-135 Stratolifter

C-135C Speckled Trout
Role	Military transport aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Boeing
First flight	23 June 1961^[1]
Introduction	August 1961
Status	Active service
Primary user	United States Air Force
Produced	1960–1963
Number built	60^[2]
Developed from	Boeing 367-80 Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Variants	Boeing EC-135 Boeing NC-135 Boeing RC-135 OC-135B Open Skies WC-135 Constant Phoenix