Based On The 707’s Prototype: The Story Of Boeing’s C-135 ‘Stratolifter’

The Boeing C-135 Stratolifter is a military transport aircraft designed and developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Developed from the Boeing 367-80, the United States Air Force (USAF) aircraft performed its first flight in June 1961 and entered service in August. The C-135 Stratolifter also inspired the Boeing 707.