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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.
If you find any errors on this site or have additional information about the topic please let me know and I will update the page.
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:
Please use the comments section below the images as a place to discuss the picture and leave further information for others to read. Your discussion adds greatly to the historic value of this site and to the legacy of air refueling crew members.
Below is a brief list of things I am looking for, but any info is welcomed.
- 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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Enjoy………………
My Dad came back to Helena MT in the summer of 65 on a KC-97…….
This really brought back the memories. I flew as a boomer on the KC-97 from 1958 to 1963 at Pease AFB, then went into the 135 program. Who is the boomer giving the tour and where is this KC-97? We may have crossed paths during our careers. Whoever this boomer was, he did an excellent job.
Wow! Looking at these videos sure brought memories of my KC-97 experiences. I joined the AF in Oct 1955 & my first job was as a boomer on the ol KC-97. Got stationed at Dow AFB right out of the chute, from 1956 to 1964, & went to Selfridge still on the KC-97. Had one close call in 1958 when our pilot was trying to make a cross wind landing at Harmon AFB Newfoundland. He was bouncing all over the runway when our very sharp Flight Engineer (Milt Crum) saved all our lives when he called out Go Around and took it upon himself to push the throttles up. I didn’t get scared until the shaky pilot (Dave Gustin) came on the interphone and said in a stuttering voice, ‘Sorry guys, it’s a hell of a crosswind out there’ So it was then when the radio operator, (Andrew Mobley) and I (we were in back in the scanning positions)looked at each other with scarry looks b/c we knew that same pilot had to try to land that plane again on another try. Well, the second landing was uneventful and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, until we saw the 4 prop blades on the #4 enging had been sheared off about 4 inches from striking the runway. I had other close calls on both the KC-97 and the KC-135 but none as close as that one,