Word: 97s
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...union contract. Boeing stood to lose millions on Stratocruiser orders, but eventually, Allen won his fight. Boeing more than recouped its losses on commercial orders with orders from the Air Force for the KC-97, the cargo and tanker version of the Stratocruiser. To date, more than 500 KC-97s have come off the lines, a final vindication of Bill Allen's first big decision...