RISK TAKERS

According to two books on the Boeing 707/KC-135: Modern Combat Aircraft 27, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 1987, by Robert Dorr and In Detail and Scale, Boeing 707 & AWACS, 1987, by Alwyn Lloyd, Boeing funded development of the aircraft, taking the risk on its own nickel. Of course, it was hoped that...

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