File:KC-97L “Stratofreighter” (49871354786).jpg
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From the museum website: BY BOEING The C-97 was the Army Air Forces (AAF) cargo/transport version of the B-29. Between 1943 and 1950, 74 Stratofreighters were ordered; the first flight occurred on 15 November 1944. A tanker version (KC-97) was introduced in 1950 using the “flying boom” refueling system, and all subsequent USAF contracts for C-97s were for tankers. In all, 890 aircraft were ordered, 74 C-97s and 816 KC-97s. After 1956 USAF KC-97s were gradually replaced by KC-135 jet tankers, but some were modified for continued use in other roles. In 1964, selected aircraft were returned to a tanker configuration (KC-97L) primarily for the Air National Guard. Two jet engines were added to increase speed and altitude, making the tankers more compatible with high performance jet aircraft. Although the last USAF C/KC-97 was retired in 1973, examples remained in use with the AF Reserve and ANG as tankers or air-sea search and rescue aircraft for several years before the last one was retired in 1978. During the 1950s and 1960s, KC-97 tankers were stationed at Robins AFB with the 19th Bombardment Wing in support of the B-52 bombers assigned to the wing. The Museum’s KC-97L was delivered to the USAF in January 1956 and served with various units all over the world before being retired in 1977. The aircraft was sold to a commercial user and was acquired through an exchange and flown to the Museum in 1986. SPECIFICATIONS: Span: 141 ft. 2 in. Length: 117 ft. 5 in. Height: 38 ft. 4 in. Weight: 153,000 lbs. max. Armament: None Engine: Four Pratt & Whitney R-4360s of 3,500 hp ea. and two General Electric J47s of 5,970 lbs. thrust ea. Cost: $1,205,000 Serial Number: 53-298 PERFORMANCE: Maximums speed: 400 mph. Cruising speed: 230 mph. Range: 2,300 miles Service ceiling: 30,000 ft. Photo by Eric Friedebach |
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Source | KC-97L “Stratofreighter” |
Author | Eric Friedebach |
Camera location | 32° 35′ 28.42″ N, 83° 35′ 06.92″ W ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Eric Friedebach at https://flickr.com/photos/146295701@N02/49871354786. It was reviewed on 10 May 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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Date and time of data generation | 15:02, 11 February 2020 |
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Latitude | 32° 35′ 28″ N |
Longitude | 83° 35′ 6″ W |
Altitude | 104 meters above sea level |
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File change date and time | 17:21, 10 March 2020 |
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Date metadata was last modified | 13:21, 10 March 2020 |