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  • KC-135 celebrates 60 years

    MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- On Aug. 31, 1956, “Heartbreak Hotel,” was on the radio and the KC-135 Stratotanker was heard for the first time during its maiden flight.