B-58 Refueling
- A B-58 moves into contact behind a KC-135 Stratotanker.
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I have amassed a very large collection (over 1,000) of air to air refueling pictures and want to share them on this website. My collection includes many rare pictures (ever see an A-10 refuel from a KC-97?) of over 120 different receiver types. Whenever possible I will try to provide a link to the source(s), but I have been collecting the pictures for years on my hard drive and it may be very difficult to track down the original source.
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Every great picture has a great story to go along. I have many great pictures, unfortunately I don’t have all of the stories. If anyone has additional information on any of the pictures featured on this site I would love for you to share your story. I am especially interested in documenting the old piston powered tankers, their stories are slowly fading away. This site is all about documenting the nitty-gritty details, so if the more specifics you have the better (quirks, ect…). Likewise, if anybody has unique air refueling pictures I would love to see them. You can send info to the address below:
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- Photographs and information about
Boeing 747 tankers.I would especially like pictures of the boom operator’s compartment, instruments, and panel. Please get in contact with me via the email address above if you have any information about the 747 tanker. - High resolution pictures of the KB-29P/KB-50/KC-97 Boom Operator’s Station and Panel
- KB-29/KB-50/KC-97 Flight Manuals
- F-86
F-104F-16XL in contact (boom pod or external view)- S-3 Viking on
BDA/MPRS/WARP/KC-10 CLD V-22 on KC-135 BDA (I know this picture exists)YC-15- X-32
- Any unique or rare air refueling picture
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I was a co pilot on a KC 135 which did the initial work determining the closure rates & distances to turn and turn radius. We were statoned at K.I.Sawyer AFB 46th ARS. John Johannes Aircraft Commander Eugene Bittrolff, Navigator and Harold Herbert Boom Operator. WE met the B58 crew and worked out the flight patterns. Interesting to see the Hustler screaming past the right window with everything hanging down still not slowed down to our speed. The hustler crew did several attempts before we got it right. The distance from the Tanker was established and at that point the Hustler came out of burner went to idle speed. brakes and flaps extended and slowed to match the speed of the tanker at our right wing. He slid into position and took on the fuel. He then pulled of to th side and went into burner to continue his speed run. If I remember correctly the goal was to commorate Lindburgs crossing of the Atlantic. I think that the whole refueling from the time he came out of burner and supersonic. took on the fuel and then went into burner was less than 12 minutes. Not to sure about that time but that is what I remember Ekrubsack
My uncle, Keith Roy Goffin was the navigator on one of the KC-135 Stratotankers that collided over the Atlantic in August, 1963. We did not get many details at the time from the U.S.A. air force. If anyone has any details I would be interested to know. I have got parts of the crash report. I would like to know what wreckage was recovered, etc. Thanks. Keith.
Delta wing aircraft don’t have flaps.
And the Hustler doesn’t have speed brakes. The external engine nozzles open with the throttles in idle and they take the place of speed brakes.