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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...
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
The boomer told the KC-135 pilot to push over into a dive – probably 10 to 20 degrees nose low and then talked him...
KC-135 Crew Chief recalls when his Stratotanker low on fuel had to give 6,000 pounds of fuel to an F-4
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,...
USAF F-102 pilot recalls being left alone in the cockpit of a KC-135 flying from the US to Okinawa
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...
When a KC-135 Stratotanker crew crossed Vietnam DMZ and went into a dive to refuel a flamed-out F-105 Thunderchief
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...