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Cool photos show Seymour Johnson KC-46 Pegasus refueling local F-15E Strike Eagles for first time

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KC-46A Pegasus Tanker Approved to Refuel 97% of Joint Force Receivers

Dario Leone

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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

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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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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

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USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.

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USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.

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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.

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Video Shows Airbus A330 MRTT Aircraft completing world’s first ever fully automatic refuelling contact

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Video Shows Airbus A330 MRTT Aircraft completing world’s first ever fully automatic refuelling contact

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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

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Former C-17 Instructor Explains What Happens if the Aircraft Thrust Reversers are accidentally Deployed during Aerial Refueling

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Former C-17 Instructor Explains What Happens if the Aircraft Thrust Reversers are accidentally Deployed during Aerial Refueling

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VFA-106 F/A-18F Damaged While Getting Refueled by another Gladiators’ Super Hornet

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VFA-106 F/A-18F Damaged While Getting Refueled by another Gladiators Super Hornet

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That time a KC-135 Crew saved an F-16 Pilot from ejecting over ISIS Territory

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That time a KC-135 Crew saved an F-16 Pilot from ejecting over ISIS Territory

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This RCAF CF-18 Hornet features kill marks for broken refueling probes.

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This RCAF CF-18 Hornet features kill marks for broken refueling probes

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The Story of North Star, the KC-135 Stratotanker that Saved an F-4 Phantom over the Atlantic

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The Story of North Star, the KC-135 Stratotanker that Saved an F-4 Phantom over the Atlantic

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Remembering Shell 77, the KC-135 tanker that crashed in Kyrgyzstan while it was departing for combat aerial refueling mission

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Remembering Shell 77, the KC-135 that crashed in Kyrgyzstan while it was departing for combat aerial refueling mission

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USMC declares remaining Marines involved in F/A-18 and KC-130 mishap deceased; search and rescue operations Off Japan concluded

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USMC declares remaining Marines involved in F/A-18 and KC-130 mishap deceased; search and rescue operations Off Japan concluded

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The incredible story of the C-5 crew that performed three night air refuelings during a storm

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The incredible story of the C-5 crew that completed three night air refuelings during a storm

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Cool photos show RAAF KC-30A tanker refuelling U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon

Military Aviation

Cool photos show RAAF KC-30A tanker refuelling U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon

Dario Leone

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