5 May 1954 - USAF invites Boeing, Convair, Douglas, Fairchild and Lockheed Martin to submit proposals for a new jet tanker.
3 August 1954 - USAF orders 29 tankers from Boeing.
2 weeks later - USAF orders 88 more tankers from Boeing.
February 1955 - USAF announces that Lockheed has won the new jet tanker competition.
Soon after - USAF orders 169 more tankers from Boeing.
Soon after that - contract with Lockheed cancelled.
