By 1961 General Power openly announced SAC conducted airborne alert missions, codenamed Chrome Dome, with nuclear-armed B-52s or BUFFs, meaning Big…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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KC-135 Stratotanker
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Incredible story of the KC-135 crew Who Recovered a Stratotanker that had been on Fire Under the Floor while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii
by Dario Leone“Honolulu Center, TORA 54 is currently fighting a fire in the cargo compartment of the aircraft! STANDBY!,” Mark Hasara, Former KC-135…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Former KC-135 Pilot tells the story of When his Stratotanker Refuelled the Tomcat Crewed by Famous F-14 RIO
by Dario Leone‘“Where are you Hey Joe?” ‘“On your nose for three miles.” ‘Peering up through the eyebrow windows, two Tomcats roll inverted…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former KC-135 Pilot Explains how a Typical Tanker/FB-111 Minimum Interval Takeoff (MITO) Took Place
by Dario Leone“These aircraft of Armageddon go from sitting asleep to airborne in minutes, cold starting engines with explosive cartridges belching thick black…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The Incredible Story of the KC-135 Flight that Flew Close to Iraq to Refuel F-4G Wild Weasels the First Night of Operation Desert Storm
by Dario Leone‘It took courage to continue well past our refueling end point and fly closer to Iraq with CHOCTAW calling bandits airborne…
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Military Aviation
107th Fighter Squadron A-10 Warthogs conduct Massive Elephant Walk at Selfridge Air National Guard Base
The Elephant Walk showcases the 127th Wing’s Motto, We Stand Ready, and demonstrates the Wing’s readiness and ability to generate combat…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Cool Video (with Audio) Features SR-71 Mach 3 Spy Plane rendezvous with KC-135Q Tanker
by Dario LeoneThe clip features a quick, practice contact in “tanker manual” configuration followed by a disconnect, in preparation for a normal contact…
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Civil Aviation
That Time Tex Johnston Barrel Rolled Boeing 367-80 (AKA Boeing 707 Prototype)
by Dario LeoneBoeing’s 367-80, nicknamed the “Dash 80” was scheduled to perform a simple flyover, but Tex Johnston instead performed a barnstormer style…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a KC-135 Crew saved an F-16 Pilot from ejecting over ISIS Territory
by Dario LeoneAfter the F-16 disconnected a second time, the pilot went through his checklists and told the crew he had a fuel…
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Military AviationWeapons
LAIRCM pod for KC-135 achieves Milestone C and is now cleared for production
by TAGCTeamKC-135 aircrews can focus on their critical refueling, aeromedical evacuation and cargo missions while gaining the full survivability benefit the LAIRCM…
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