Just four months after issuing the tanker requirement, the USAF ordered the first 29 KC-135s from westjet rocks the DC-8 project, Douglas decided that it was better to press on than give up.
Just four months after issuing the tanker requirement, the USAF ordered the first 29 KC-135s from Boeing. Having started on the DC-8 project, Douglas decided that it was better to press on than give up.