⛽️ Gas station in the skies. KC-135 taking off to meet with a C-17 Globemaster III
🛩️ Aircraft: 🇺🇸 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, quad-engine fixed wing military aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft
🌀Powerplant: 4x CFM International CFM56-2B1 (F108) high-bypass turbofan engines
🗂️ S/N: 63-8033 (38033)
🛠️ C/N: 18650
🧑‍✈️ Assigned to: Altus Air Force Base, 97th Air Mobility Wing
🎪 Airshow: 2025 Beale Air & Space Expo
📍 Location: Beale Air Force Base, California, USA
🙏 Special thanks to Beale Air Force Base Public Affairs for providing me with a media pass
🖼️ Prints available, link in bio 🔗
📷 Fujifilm X-H2S
🔭 Fujinon XF500mmF5.6
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