Check Six: August 31, 1955 – 60 years ago
From the This Day in Aviation website
31 August 1955: The first production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 55-3118, named City of Renton, made its first flight with company test pilots Alvin M. (“Tex”) Johnston and Richard L. (“Dix”) Loesch on the flight deck. Built as an aerial refueling tanker to support the U.S. Air Force fleet of B-52 strategic bombers, an initial order for 24 tankers was soon increased to 250. Eventually 732 KC-135As were built by Boeing, and an additional 81 of other versions.
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