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That Time Tex Johnston Barrel Rolled a Boeing 707 Airliner

Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

The day Boeing test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston Barrel Rolled the prototype of the Boeing 707

Dario Leone

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Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF grounds entire fleets of KC-135 tankers, RC-135 reconnaissance planes, and WC-135 “nuke sniffers” to replace faulty tail pins

Dario Leone

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

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

KC-135 pilot explains how he and his crew safely landed a Stratotanker after it experienced a fire in the cargo compartment while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii

Dario Leone

KC-135 saves the day: Stratotanker crew refuels B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber in emergency situation after long-range test mission

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

KC-135 saves the day: Stratotanker crew refuels B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber in emergency situation after long-range test mission

KC-135 navigator tells the story of when his Stratotanker towed a badly damaged F-111 Fighter Bomber through the skies of North Vietnam back to Thailand

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

KC-135 navigator tells the story of when his Stratotanker towed a badly damaged F-111 Fighter Bomber through the skies of North Vietnam back to Thailand

Dario Leone

USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft draws ‘sky penis’ near Syria’s Tartus — Russia’s naval facility in the Mediterranean

Military Aviation

USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft draws ‘sky penis’ near Syria’s Tartus — Russia’s naval facility in the Mediterranean

Dario Leone

The story of the KC-135 Stratotanker that lowered its landing gear and idled its engines to slow down enough to tow an F-4 Phantom II experiencing mechanical issues over the Atlantic

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of the KC-135 Stratotanker that lowered its landing gear and idled its engines to slow down enough to tow an F-4 Phantom II experiencing mechanical issues over the Atlantic

Dario Leone

SR-71 pilot tells the story of when a KC-135Q crew flew through a thunderstorm with their tanker’s throttles frozen to refuel its Blackbird

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

That time a KC-135Q crew flew through a thunderstorm with their Stratotanker’s throttles frozen to refuel an SR-71 Blackbird

Linda Sheffield Miller

Two KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft have set a new endurance mission record of 72 hours demonstrating multi-day tanker mission generation capabilities

Military Aviation

Two KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft have set a new endurance mission record of 72 hours demonstrating multi-day tanker mission generation capabilities

Dario Leone

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh announcer tells the story of when a NASA SR-71B Blackbird had an almost catastrophic fuel leak on a mission to perform a flyby at EAA Oshkosh

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

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh announcer tells the story of when a NASA SR-71B Blackbird had an almost catastrophic fuel leak on a mission to perform a flyby at EAA Oshkosh

Linda Sheffield Miller

The story of the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft that exploded after a failed pressure test

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft that exploded after a failed pressure test

Dario Leone

DARPA looks to leverage laser-equipped KC-46 and KC-135 tankers to recharge drones wirelessly

Drones / Military Aviation

DARPA looks to leverage laser-equipped KC-46 and KC-135 tankers to recharge drones wirelessly

Dario Leone

Blackbird Pilot explains why the SR-71 had to refuel right after takeoff (and it’s not because it leaked fuel)

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Blackbird Pilot explains why the SR-71 had to refuel right after takeoff (and it’s not because it leaked fuel)

Linda Sheffield Miller

The epic story of the USAF KC-135 that refueled a US Navy KA-3 while the Skywarrior was refueling two US Navy F-8 Crusaders (one at a time) providing RESCAP over North Vietnam

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The epic story of the USAF KC-135 that refueled a US Navy KA-3 while the Skywarrior was refueling two US Navy F-8 Crusaders (one at a time) providing RESCAP over North Vietnam

Dario Leone

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SR-71 pilot tells the story of when a KC-135Q crew flew through a thunderstorm with their tanker’s throttles frozen to refuel its Blackbird

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 pilot tells the story of when a KC-135Q crew flew through a thunderstorm with their tanker’s throttles frozen to refuel his Blackbird

Linda Sheffield Miller

Fairchild sets record with 20 KC-135 Stratotanker minimum interval take-off (MITO) departure

Military Aviation

Fairchild sets record with 20 KC-135 Stratotanker minimum interval take-off (MITO) departure

Dario Leone

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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