About 15 years ago, someone got promoted suggesting that the parachutes on the KC135 wasted space. They were removed.
Dumb stupid idea then. Could they have saved this crew? Who knows. But would be nice to have the option.
Dumb stupid idea then. Could they have saved this crew? Who knows. But would be nice to have the option.
March 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
About 15 years ago, someone got promoted suggesting that the parachutes on the KC135 wasted space. They were removed.
Dumb stupid idea then. Could they have saved this crew? Who knows. But would be nice to have the option.
Dumb stupid idea then. Could they have saved this crew? Who knows. But would be nice to have the option.
NKAWTG... No One!!! Caught in the Act! USAF KC-135 refuels an F-35 flying CAP during a POTUS visit to the SF Bay Area, February 2024 #F35 #KC135 #A2Arefuling #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
August 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NKAWTG... No One!!! Caught in the Act! USAF KC-135 refuels an F-35 flying CAP during a POTUS visit to the SF Bay Area, February 2024 #F35 #KC135 #A2Arefuling #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
NKAWTG... No One!!! USAF KC-135 refuels an F-35 flying CAP during a POTUS visit to the SF Bay Area, February 2024 #F35 #KC135 #A2Arefuling #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
May 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NKAWTG... No One!!! USAF KC-135 refuels an F-35 flying CAP during a POTUS visit to the SF Bay Area, February 2024 #F35 #KC135 #A2Arefuling #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
i’m the f22 and i need a big strong kc135 to refuel me with his long refueling probe
December 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
i’m the f22 and i need a big strong kc135 to refuel me with his long refueling probe
At least those air force crewmen aboard the KC135 died in the cause of sub bowling alley level animations in some epic posts, just as they would have wanted im sure
March 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
At least those air force crewmen aboard the KC135 died in the cause of sub bowling alley level animations in some epic posts, just as they would have wanted im sure
Frysco gets turned into a KC135 dragon cause they ran out of truck driver listings at the airport
#furry #furryart #tf #transformation
#planedragon
#furry #furryart #tf #transformation
#planedragon
June 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Frysco gets turned into a KC135 dragon cause they ran out of truck driver listings at the airport
#furry #furryart #tf #transformation
#planedragon
#furry #furryart #tf #transformation
#planedragon
Damn, 3 souls on a KC135. RIP.
March 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Damn, 3 souls on a KC135. RIP.
USAF KC-135 refuels a KC-10A, Both from Travis AFB, over Palo Alto, California #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #travis #aviationphotography #KC10 #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
February 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
USAF KC-135 refuels a KC-10A, Both from Travis AFB, over Palo Alto, California #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #travis #aviationphotography #KC10 #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
empty callsign KC135 up over the Israeli/jordanian border heading east
February 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
empty callsign KC135 up over the Israeli/jordanian border heading east
Is Tanker Tuesday a thing? If not, can we make it a thing? KC-135 of the Maine ANG departing Barnes Regional Airport, 11/02/24 #nokawtg #kc135 #stratotanker #mainiacs #airplanes #aviation #avgeek
November 20, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Is Tanker Tuesday a thing? If not, can we make it a thing? KC-135 of the Maine ANG departing Barnes Regional Airport, 11/02/24 #nokawtg #kc135 #stratotanker #mainiacs #airplanes #aviation #avgeek
USAF KC-135 58-0094 departing Travis Air Force Base , November 2020 #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #travis #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
March 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
USAF KC-135 58-0094 departing Travis Air Force Base , November 2020 #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #travis #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
Good thing it's a KC135 and not a KC46A, or the whole thing would have broken down after only a few hours.
September 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Good thing it's a KC135 and not a KC46A, or the whole thing would have broken down after only a few hours.
NKAWTG... No One!!! Caught in the act! USAF KC-135 refuels an F-35 flying CAP during a POTUS visit to the SF Bay Area, February 2024 They were way off #F35 #KC135 #A2Arefuling #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #AAR #cvvhrn #refuel
August 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
USAF KC-135 63-7985 as OKIE21, 507th Air Refueling Wing, working the pattern at Tinker AFB, OKC December 2024 #USAF #tanker #Tinker #Oklahoma #AR #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
December 14, 2024 at 7:12 PM
USAF KC-135 63-7985 as OKIE21, 507th Air Refueling Wing, working the pattern at Tinker AFB, OKC December 2024 #USAF #tanker #Tinker #Oklahoma #AR #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
Beautiful even from the back!
#KC135Stratotanker #kc135 #stratotanker #tanker #boeing
#planespotting #milav #aviationlife #avgeek #aviationlovers #spotter #aviationphotography #aviationphotographer #usmilitary #militaryaviation
#KC135Stratotanker #kc135 #stratotanker #tanker #boeing
#planespotting #milav #aviationlife #avgeek #aviationlovers #spotter #aviationphotography #aviationphotographer #usmilitary #militaryaviation
October 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Boeing KC-135 "Stratotanker"
March Air Reserve Base, California
#film #photography #filmphotography #socal #california #losangeles #boeing #kc135 #stratotanker #35mm #ilford #ilfordphoto #harman #kentmere400 #canon #analog #blackandwhite #b&w #bnw #retro #aviation #aircraft #planes #planespotting
March Air Reserve Base, California
#film #photography #filmphotography #socal #california #losangeles #boeing #kc135 #stratotanker #35mm #ilford #ilfordphoto #harman #kentmere400 #canon #analog #blackandwhite #b&w #bnw #retro #aviation #aircraft #planes #planespotting
April 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Boeing KC-135 "Stratotanker"
March Air Reserve Base, California
#film #photography #filmphotography #socal #california #losangeles #boeing #kc135 #stratotanker #35mm #ilford #ilfordphoto #harman #kentmere400 #canon #analog #blackandwhite #b&w #bnw #retro #aviation #aircraft #planes #planespotting
March Air Reserve Base, California
#film #photography #filmphotography #socal #california #losangeles #boeing #kc135 #stratotanker #35mm #ilford #ilfordphoto #harman #kentmere400 #canon #analog #blackandwhite #b&w #bnw #retro #aviation #aircraft #planes #planespotting
KC135 returning to RAF Mildenhall after a mission back in February. Complete with basket refuelling pods on the outer wing #militaryaviation #aviation #tankerTuesday #aviationphotography
November 26, 2024 at 6:51 PM
KC135 returning to RAF Mildenhall after a mission back in February. Complete with basket refuelling pods on the outer wing #militaryaviation #aviation #tankerTuesday #aviationphotography
September 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
USAF KC-135 59-1483, 121 ARW, Ohio ANG, departs Travis AFB with a drogue attached to its boom #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #travis #ANG #Ohio #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
May 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
USAF KC-135 59-1483, 121 ARW, Ohio ANG, departs Travis AFB with a drogue attached to its boom #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #travis #ANG #Ohio #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
USAF KC-135 59-1483 of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio ANG, departing Travis Air Force Base with a drogue attached. August 2022 #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #travis #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotography #refuel
January 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
USAF KC-135 59-1483 of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio ANG, departing Travis Air Force Base with a drogue attached. August 2022 #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #travis #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotography #refuel
NKAWTG... No One!!! USAF KC-135 refuels an F-35 flying CAP during a POTUS visit to the SF Bay Area, February 2024 They were way off #F35 #KC135 #A2Arefuling #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
July 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NKAWTG... No One!!! USAF KC-135 refuels an F-35 flying CAP during a POTUS visit to the SF Bay Area, February 2024 They were way off #F35 #KC135 #A2Arefuling #tanker #KC135 #NKAWTG #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #refuel
THE WAR ON IRAN GOES ON WITH NO END IN SIGHT
With a KC135 Stratotanker crashing over Iraq - the incident appears to have happened during a refuelling - the crew are likely dead. On board the USS Ford, already strained by 270 days at sea and no home leave, its sewerage system failing daily, a major
With a KC135 Stratotanker crashing over Iraq - the incident appears to have happened during a refuelling - the crew are likely dead. On board the USS Ford, already strained by 270 days at sea and no home leave, its sewerage system failing daily, a major
March 13, 2026 at 6:33 AM
THE WAR ON IRAN GOES ON WITH NO END IN SIGHT
With a KC135 Stratotanker crashing over Iraq - the incident appears to have happened during a refuelling - the crew are likely dead. On board the USS Ford, already strained by 270 days at sea and no home leave, its sewerage system failing daily, a major
With a KC135 Stratotanker crashing over Iraq - the incident appears to have happened during a refuelling - the crew are likely dead. On board the USS Ford, already strained by 270 days at sea and no home leave, its sewerage system failing daily, a major
I think we need this. Just basic govt education. Keep up the kids. Not bad for a kc135 guy
November 20, 2024 at 1:47 AM
I think we need this. Just basic govt education. Keep up the kids. Not bad for a kc135 guy