A former KC-135 pilot describes how his Stratotanker refueled the Tomcat
‘“Where are you, Hey Joe?” ‘“On your nose for three miles.” ‘Peering up through the eyebrow windows, two Tomcats roll inverted on their backs and pull as hard as they…
‘“Where are you, Hey Joe?” ‘“On your nose for three miles.” ‘Peering up through the eyebrow windows, two Tomcats roll inverted on their backs and pull as hard as they…
The boomer told the KC-135 pilot to push over into a dive – probably 10 to 20 degrees nose low and then talked him into position in front of the…
KC-135 Stratotanker crew providing support of trans-pacific ferry missions In February 1977, while on deployment to Andersen AFB, Guam, and the Pacific Tanker Task Force, the crew of a KC-135…
The F-102 Delta Dagger The F-102 Delta Dagger was designed primarily to intercept and kill hostile aircraft. It was the first operational delta-wing aircraft in the USAF’s history as well…
The KC-135 Stratotanker The KC-135 Stratotanker was the first offspring of the Dash 80. It was the only tanker employed by the Strategic Air Command for fifteen years, and it…
TRANSPAC flight An aircraft traveling across the Pacific Ocean from Australasia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia to North America, Latin America, or vice versa is called a transpacific (TRANSPAC) flight.…
The KC-135 Stratotanker The Boeing Company’s model 367-80 served as the basic design for both the KC-135A Stratotanker and the commercial 707 passenger aircraft. The Air Force acquired the first…
The E-4B offers a highly resilient command, control, and communications center to guide American forces in the event of a national emergency or the loss of ground command and control…
A considerable avionics upgrade provides the KC-135 Stratotanker with an additional 25 years of service. At the Air National Guard base in Sioux City, Iowa, despite being built 60 years…
When it comes to supplying the receiver aircraft, the KC-135 Stratotanker boom continues to be extremely efficient. The fascinating time-lapse video in this post was captured during Rim of the…