Re: Ultimate kid's space toy



Pat Flannery wrote:

KC-97 would be a really good candidate, as they were being gradually replaced in the tanker role by the KC-135 starting in 1956. So the time line is right on the nose for drop tanks being surplus by 1960.

Here's a picture of one with the drop tanks on it BTW. http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/kc-97g.jpg
Later these were replaced with auxiliary jet pods to up its speed a bit when refueling modern jets: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/kc97l-001.jpg

Pat
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