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KC-135 Stratotankers provide monumental air bridge to move 100 Aircraft in Europe in support of Air Defender 2023, NATO’s Biggest Exercise Ever
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KC-135 Stratotankers provide monumental air bridge to move 100 Aircraft in Europe in support of Air Defender 2023, NATO’s Biggest Exercise Ever
US Navy A-7E Corsair II tanker pilot explains why air refueling at night is a challenge for a single-piloted tanker aircraft
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Navy A-7E Corsair II tanker pilot explains why air refueling at night is a challenge for a single-piloted tanker aircraft
KC-46A Pegasus flies 36-hour, non-stop record-breaking endurance sortie, Air Mobility Command’s longest mission to date
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KC-46A Pegasus flies 36-hour, non-stop record-breaking endurance sortie, Air Mobility Command’s longest mission to date
Republic of China Air Force could rent tanker services to refuel its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets
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Republic of China Air Force could rent tanker services to refuel its F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets
The story of the KC-135 Stratotanker that lowered its landing gear and idled its engines to slow down enough to tow an F-4 Phantom II experiencing mechanical issues over the Atlantic
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the KC-135 Stratotanker that lowered its landing gear and idled its engines to slow down enough to tow an F-4 Phantom II experiencing mechanical issues over the Atlantic
Cool photos show Seymour Johnson KC-46 Pegasus refueling local F-15E Strike Eagles for first time
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
KC-46A Pegasus Tanker Approved to Refuel 97% of Joint Force Receivers
The story of the crazy wing-to-wing in-flight refueling procedure of the Soviet Tu-16 Badger medium bomber
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the crazy wing-to-wing in-flight refueling procedure of the Soviet Tu-16 Badger medium bomber
KC-46 can’t refuel the A-10 and some variants of the C-130 because USAF Did Not Effectively Oversee Development of its Refueling Boom
Military Aviation
KC-46 can’t refuel the A-10 and some variants of the C-130 because USAF Did Not Effectively Oversee Development of its Refueling Boom
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Texaco! The story of the Intruder as a Tanker
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Texaco! The story of the Intruder as a Tanker
USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.
Legendary fighter pilot Francis “Gabby” Gabreski was one of the firsts to test the F-100 hose-and-drogue refueling capability, but he preferred to attack a squadron of Fw-190s alone in a P-47. Here’s why.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Legendary fighter pilot Francis “Gabby” Gabreski was one of the firsts to test the F-100 hose-and-drogue refueling capability, but he preferred to attack a squadron of Fw-190s alone in a P-47. Here’s why.
Video Shows Airbus A330 MRTT Aircraft completing world’s first ever fully automatic refuelling contact
Military Aviation
Video Shows Airbus A330 MRTT Aircraft completing world’s first ever fully automatic refuelling contact
CH-53K King Stallion demonstrates long-range logistic support capabilities with first, successful air refueling tests
Helicopters / Military Aviation
CH-53K King Stallion demonstrates long-range logistic support capabilities with first, successful air refueling tests
Former C-17 Instructor Explains What Happens if the Aircraft Thrust Reversers are accidentally Deployed during Aerial Refueling
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former C-17 Instructor Explains What Happens if the Aircraft Thrust Reversers are accidentally Deployed during Aerial Refueling
VFA-106 F/A-18F Damaged While Getting Refueled by another Gladiators’ Super Hornet
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
VFA-106 F/A-18F Damaged While Getting Refueled by another Gladiators Super Hornet
That time a KC-135 Crew saved an F-16 Pilot from ejecting over ISIS Territory
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
That time a KC-135 Crew saved an F-16 Pilot from ejecting over ISIS Territory
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