With great amounts of planning, preparation and communication 18 F-35A Lightning IIs, 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons, and two KC-135 Stratotankers arrived…
KC-135 Stratotanker
-
Military Aviation
-
Military Aviation
“USAF should not retire KC-135s and KC-10s to avoid tanker shortage while KC-46 is delayed,” head of US Transportation Command says
by Dario LeoneThe USAF wants to cut 29 KC-135s and KC-10s, but the House and Senate’s drafts of the 2021 defense policy bill blocks KC-135…
-
Military Aviation
USAF KC-135 Stratotankers elephant walk and mass launch at RAF Mildenhall under heavy rain
by Dario LeoneTwelve KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing conducted an elephant walk on the flightline and subsequent mass launch under…
-
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Remembering Operation Chrome Dome, the 1960’s airborne alert missions flown by B-52 strategic bombers armed with thermonuclear weapons
by Dario LeoneBy 1961 General Power openly announced SAC conducted airborne alert missions, codenamed Chrome Dome, with nuclear-armed B-52s or BUFFs, meaning Big…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…