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The KC-97: Boeing’s Big Tanker Set the Standard

The Stratofreighter Was the Proving Ground for the KC-135 Stratotanker It is 1951. The first generation of America’s Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps tactical jet aircraft have begun service…

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B-52 Aircrews Used To Air Refuel In Crazy Bank Angles Just To Prove They Could

Air refueling is supposed to be a very benign maneuver. But there is nothing ‘normal’ about being in a large aircraft just 6-18 feet away from another airliner sized jet. …

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WATCH: F-35s, The Last C-5B, And A Host Of The Military’s Finest In This September Rewind Video

Our friends at AirshowStuffVideos have just released their most recent compilation of the best of their military aviation footage shot during September of 2017. The video begins with footage of…

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NKAWTG: The Many Ways That SAC Used The Mighty KC-135 Stratotanker

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker first entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1957. Boeing built just a couple more than 800 of these aircraft. They have been…

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KC-135 Deployment Video Makes Tankers Actually Look Kinda Cool

Let’s be honest avgeeks, no one grows up and says “One day, I want to be a tanker pilot”. With frequent deployments in the desert, super-old equipment, and crappy air…

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Sentry Eagle Draws Active And Reserve Jet Jockeys From All Over The Country

Sentry Eagle is the one of the largest air-to-air combat exercises conducted by the Air National Guard (ANG). The exercise is hosted by the 173rd Fighter Wing (FW) of the…

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Fly Along with Lockheed Aerial Photographer Matt Short, in 360 Degrees

Lockheed Martin employs a team of some of the finest aerial aviation photographers in the world. Arguably one of the coolest jobs ever, they are responsible for producing the company’s…

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Deployments Suck — Creative Marshaling Makes It Better

Maintainers Make Long Days More Tolerable Let’s not beat around the bush here…deployments suck, especially around the holidays. It doesn’t matter whether you are in the desert or stationed in a…

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KC-135 Low Pass Over an Aircraft Carrier? Sure…Why not?

Flyovers aren’t that rare but an Air Force tanker doing a low pass over a Navy Aircraft Carrier? That’s pretty rare. It shows the view from a KC-135R Stratotanker flying…

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Booms Have The Best Job: Watch HD Video of KC-135 Refueling B-2 and F-15

Who would want the corner office when you could have this as your view instead? How about this for some gorgeous footage of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber and…

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An inside look at a KC-135 “flying gas station”

The unsung heroes of flight operations, tankers like this KC-135 keep the strike aircraft in the air and on station. In-flight refueling operations is another one of those aerial activities…

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Boeing Likely To Miss Delivery Deadline For KC-46 Tanker

Boeing’s contract to deliver a new tanker – the KC-46 Pegasus – is likely to become more expensive. For Boeing. The Pentagon said this week that it has “low confidence…