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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

"NASA 831 do not light your afterburners!” The story of the SR-71B Blackbird that 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

“NASA 831 do not light your afterburners!” The story of the SR-71B Blackbird that had an almost catastrophic fuel leak on a mission to perform a flyby at EAA Oshkosh

Dario Leone

The epic story of the KC-135 crew that crossed Vietnam's DMZ and went into a dive to refuel a flamed out F-105

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The epic story of the KC-135 crew that crossed Vietnam’s DMZ and went into a dive to refuel a flamed out F-105

Dario Leone

KC-46A, KC-10 and KC-135

Military Aviation

USAF seeks companies able to provide commercial derivative tanker aircraft to supplement its tanker aircraft fleet at the end of KC-46A production

Dario Leone

USAF B-52 strategic bombers Fly Over All 30 NATO Nations for the Second Time

Military Aviation

USAF B-52 strategic bombers Fly Over All 30 NATO Nations for the Second Time

Dario Leone

USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.

Dario Leone

Photos of Blue Angels getting fuel on their way home to NAS Pensacola show that the team is still flying one F/A-18 tandem seat Legacy Hornet

Airshows / Military Aviation

Photos of Blue Angels getting fuel on their way home to NAS Pensacola show that the team is still flying one F/A-18 tandem seat Legacy Hornet

Dario Leone

This shot of a B-2 approaching the boom of a KC-135 is the coolest photo you will see from the Super Bowl LV

Military Aviation

This shot of a B-2 approaching the boom of a KC-135 is the coolest photo you will see from the Super Bowl LV

Dario Leone

Elephant Walk in the Arctic: Eielson AFB team exercises rapid combat readiness despite the darkness, despite the pandemic, despite the -40F ECT

Military Aviation

Elephant Walk in the Arctic: Eielson AFB team exercises rapid combat readiness despite the darkness, despite the pandemic, despite the -40F ECT

Dario Leone

“USAF should not retire KC-135s and KC-10s to avoid tanker shortage while KC-46 is delayed,” head of US Transportation Command says

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

Dario Leone

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

Military Aviation

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

Dario Leone

Remembering Operation Chrome Dome, the 1960’s airborne alert missions flown by B-52 strategic bombers armed with thermonuclear weapons

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Remembering Operation Chrome Dome, the 1960’s airborne alert missions flown by B-52 strategic bombers armed with thermonuclear weapons

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

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

Dario Leone

Former KC-135 Pilot tells the story of When his Stratotanker Refuelled the Tomcat Crewed by Famous F-14 RIO

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Former KC-135 Pilot tells the story of When his Stratotanker Refuelled the Tomcat Crewed by Famous F-14 RIO

Dario Leone

Former KC-135 Pilot Explains how a Typical Tanker/FB-111 Minimum Interval Takeoff (MITO) Took Place

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Former KC-135 Pilot Explains how a Typical Tanker/FB-111 Minimum Interval Takeoff (MITO) Took Place

Dario Leone

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

Aviation History / Military 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

Dario Leone

107th Fighter Squadron A-10 Warthogs conduct Massive Elephant Walk at Selfridge Air National Guard Base

Military Aviation

107th Fighter Squadron A-10 Warthogs conduct Massive Elephant Walk at Selfridge Air National Guard Base

Gabriele Barison

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