The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a four-engined, piston-powered United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It replaced the KB-29 and was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. It was an aerial refueling variant of the C-97, itself based on the B-29 Superfortress, greatly modified with tanks, plumbing and a flying boom first developed for the KB-29 bomber, while the large upper deck could still carry oversize cargo. Both decks were heated and pressurized for high altitude, and the boom operator lay prone viewing operations through a window at the bottom of the tail. The Air Force began operating the KC-97 in 1950, Strategic Air Command began phasing it out in 1956, and the last were retired in 1978.
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The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a four-engined, piston-powered United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter.
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The USAF began operating the KC-97 in 1950.
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The rest of the KC-97s were retired completely in 1978
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The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a four-engined, piston-powered United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter.
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The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a four-engined, piston-powered United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter.
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