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A tanker is usually a vehicle carrying large amounts of liquid fuel. The most common use of the word is when referring to a large ship, carrying petroleum products. Such tankers have several times caused large environmental disasters when sinking close to coastal regions, see Exxon Valdez.
A tanker is an aircraft used for in-flight refueling. The US Air Force mostly uses converted transport aircraft, such as the C-135?. The US Navy tends to use smaller aircraft, often converted attack aircraft such as the A-6?.
A tanker is any crew member of a main battle tank.

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Last edited December 10, 2001 8:51 am by Bryan Derksen (diff)
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