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USAF F-102 pilot tells the story of when he was left alone in the cockpit of a KC-135 flying from the US to Okinawa

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF F-102 pilot tells the story of when he was left alone in the cockpit of a KC-135 flying from the US to Okinawa

Dario Leone

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Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

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Military Aviation

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Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

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Airshows / Military Aviation

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Military Aviation

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Military Aviation

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Military Aviation

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Military Aviation

USAF KC-135 Stratotankers elephant walk and mass launch at RAF Mildenhall under heavy rain

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation

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Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

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Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation

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Aviation History / Military Aviation

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