Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter

KC-97 Stratofreighter
KC-97L in Ohio Air National Guard markings
General information
TypeStrategic tanker
ManufacturerBoeing
Primary usersUnited States Air Force
Number built811
History
Manufactured1951–1956
Introduction dateJuly 14, 1951
RetiredJune 1978
Developed fromBoeing C-97 Stratofreighter

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.