Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds of cargo. Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method.

and contrasts to the KC-135 which has specialized fuel stores in the wings and lower fuselage. An image showing the detachable fuel tank inside a RAF VC-10, with the basket for fuel transfer ...

(KSNW) — Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 crash of the KC-135 Stratotanker in the Piatt ... The crew started jettisoning the excess fuel and attempted to return to McConnell.