X2701Z-NA - Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker (ZOOM)
1 Session | Registration opens 5/18/2026 10:00 AM MST (Arizona)
History of the venerable Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, which entered service in the 1950s and is now programmed to stay in service for almost 100 years.
James Evans
Col Jim Evans, CAF Airbase Arizona, is a retired U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 pilot with 20 years of experience as a pilot/instructor pilot and Tanker Task Force (TTF) operations officer. Over 4,000 hours of flying time from 1969-1989. Life member of the Tempe Historical Society, the Order of Daedalians and the Air Force Association. Former Museum Director and Docent Program Manager at the Airbase Arizona Museum. He is a long-time student of airpower and military history.