Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker of the Turkish Air Force.
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a tanker aircraft made by the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing. This type was first built in 1956. The KC-135 is derived from the Boeing 367-80, a Boeing demonstration aircraft. The aircraft looks like two drops of water to a Boeing 707 but is slightly shorter and narrower than a Boeing 707 passenger jet.
This photo was taken during the departure day of the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo on Monday, July 11.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…