“These aircraft of Armageddon go from sitting asleep to airborne in minutes, cold starting engines with explosive cartridges belching thick black…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Story of North Star, the KC-135 Stratotanker that Saved an F-4 Phantom over the Atlantic
by Dario LeoneThe KC-135 Stratotanker North Star had its landing gear down and its engines at idling speed in an attempt to slow…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Remembering Shell 77, the KC-135 that crashed in Kyrgyzstan while it was departing for combat aerial refueling mission
by Dario LeoneShell 77 crew encountered a condition they had not realistically experienced in training, which left them with an unrecognized hazardous situation…
- Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Palomares Broken Arrow Accident
by Dario LeoneThe B-52’s incoming speed was too fast and caused the aircraft to collide with the KC-135’s fueling boom. Major Larry G.…
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