The Indispensables: KC-135 Air Refueling

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The Indispensables: KC-135 Air Refueling - National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 64130 / Local Identifier 342-SFP-1797 - Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ). This film tells the story of the "Tankers," the KC-135 aircraft that were used worldwide to refuel aircraft of the Air Force and Navy. Combat stories of refueling over Vietnam are related on camera by fighter pilots, bomber pilots, and famous generals.

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@Terribleguitarist89 10 лет назад

I've guarded my fair share of these. Amazing to think my grandfather and father were serving during this time and years later the same aircraft are on our flight line.

@MrGoodnplenty1957 8 лет назад

KC-135 Boom here from 1980-1986, then KC-10's from 1986-1999. i remember those old headsets (put athletic wrist bands around them for comfort). good thing was we didn't have to wear our helmets during refueling. and i could never forget those "alert duties"...FOR ALERT FORCE, FOR ALERT FORCE, KLAXON, KLAXON, KLAXON.

@TheFredSaunders 11 лет назад

My unit, the 4252nd Strat Wing, off loaded a record amount of fuel during the time I spent at Okinawa 1965 to 1967. We kept the planes flying on their missions to Vietnam. We were known as the "Young Tigers"!

@JOSECANUCCJ 10 лет назад

Loved those 1505 uniforms. Notice the embroidered rank and wings on the one-star.

@russvoight1167 26 дней назад

Was in SAC Ellsworth, Minot, and TDY to Anderson. August 1976 to December 1979. My Uncle Hollis was a KC-135 Bomb Operator in Air Force Systems Command

@heribertawells387 11 месяцев назад

Worked on KC135s at Altus AFB Ok IFR maintenance 75-78 miss those birds.

@daledavidson3681 6 лет назад

Nice video. Spent many hours watching refueling next to boomer after a 3 hour preflight early AM as a crew chief out of Fairchild and tour in U-Tapao.

@xxDonOrlandoccoachxx 10 месяцев назад

Old home week! From an old crew dog. KC- EC-135 IN and stan eval member. Young Tiger as well

@irishriot_m20j 4 месяца назад

Were you with the 70th ARS?

@allgood6760 6 месяцев назад

Awesome stuff👍✈️

@mgomez5606 8 месяцев назад

F-4’s were known not to want to let go of the nozzle.

@ducky1776 13 лет назад

I remember having 7995 as one of my aircraft as a mx officer.

@trevorwhitaker8871 Год назад

It’s now a jet that I work on today. She’s one of the best we got

@mcahill135 13 лет назад

LC, AC, in the KC - Best job in the Air Force LC= LtCol AC= Aircraft Commander KC= KC-135

@leeperkins4690 Год назад

909th Air Refueling Squadron

@JOSECANUCCJ 10 лет назад

My favorite part of this is at the beginning, when the Boomer brings the nice Nav a cup of coffee! "Hey Boom, how about a cup of coffee?" [I'm a retired tanker nav]

@JOSECANUCCJ 10 лет назад

Ah, those "elephant walks". Those were NOT the days!

@oisiaa 13 лет назад

GREAT VIDEO!!

@findafire 13 лет назад

J-57s gangs and gangs of them 52's and 135's SAC it was the best of time and worst of times!

@afboomer08 13 лет назад

Classic! Best tanker video out there, in my opinion.

@TheFredSaunders 11 лет назад

Gen Tyler got his star while commander with the 4252nd Strat Wing.

@JOSECANUCCJ 10 лет назад

I knew the boomer [Campbell, I believe was his name] near the end-he was the one who pumped gas to a USN tanker who let the fuel pass on to the Navy fighters, saving all of them. [The KC-135 could refuel only one at a time, while the Navy tanker could do more than one]. The rumor was that the USAF was going to hang the crew for doing something so out of the ordinary, but once word got out, their feat was recognized.

@cousteau135 13 лет назад

Last time I checked, our alert facility needed a little gardening... Booms? By the way, can I get a water too?

@JOSECANUCCJ 10 лет назад

OH no-riding IN THE BED of the pickups, WITHOUT HELMETS, during the response. How did they ever survive?

@gnarlyharley71 13 лет назад

@mcahill135 Cool video Bro!

@mcahill135 13 лет назад

Oh how I miss SAC alert!

@scootertooter6874 3 года назад

Me too. ICBMs here....1983-87

@TheJetbreaker 13 лет назад

once again...ground crew ain't work looking at...its a good thing aircrew can manage to do every bit of the work required to meet these missions because otherwise you might think a mechanic was important...