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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds team members prepare a

A 60th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft departs the station for Christchurch, New Zealand, after a resupply mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze

An air to air left rear view of a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft en route to the North Pole. The aircraft if loaded with drums of fuel oil and building supplies to be airdropped at a scientific outpost

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to Air Force Global

XB-51 Side, US Air Force Photo

A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker takes off for a refueling mission March 1ST, 1999. KC-135s are deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, and McGuire AFB, New Jersey, to Moron Air Base, Spain

An air-to-air left side view of the 92nd Bombardment Wing's new camouflaged B-52G Stratofortress aircraft. This B-52G is the first fully camouflaged aircraft of its type

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An air-to-air top view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft being refueled by a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft. The view was taken from the Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom section of the KC-135A

A right side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron refueling an F-15A Eagle aircraft from the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Another F-15 is flying overhead

Aerial view from a low angle up at a flight of various aircraft made up of one USAF KC-135 Stratotanker, four USAF F-15 Eagles, two USAF F-16 Falcons and a USAF B1-B Lancer getting refueled by the KC-135. The sun sets along the horizon as these aircraft, assigned to the 366th Wing's "Gunfighters" from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly a training sortie over the Cascade Mountain range. From the top: F-16J, F-15E, F-15C, KC-135R, B1-B, F-15C, F-15E, F-16CJ

A U.S. Air Force KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 319th Air Refueling Wing executes a fly-over, during a Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony held at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. on Sept. 11, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

An air-to-air overhead view of a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft during refueling operations over Sicily. The F-111F, based at RAF Lakenheath, England, is returning from a deployment to Turkey. It is refueling from a KC-10A Extender aircraft

A US Air Force (USAF) 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft, from RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England (ENG), approaches the deployed refueling boom of an Alabama Air National Guard (ALANG) 106th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 117th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft (not shown) on a training flight over the North Sea, while the 106th ARS is on a two-week deployment training mission with the 48th FW

An air-to-air left side view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft refueling a 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft as a 50th Tactical Fighter Wing and two 10th TFS F-16s await their turn for refueling. The aircraft are participating in the weapons training deployment exercise Sabre Thunder. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Shot of a KC-135 Stratotanker flanked by two F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, two F-14 Tomcat aircraft, two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and a B-1B Lancer aircraft. This image was used in the February 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Leading the Big Blue Team"

A 190th Air Refueling Group KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a 6th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender aircraft during a Strategic Air Command "Proud Visitor" mission. Two 185th Tactical Air Group A-7D Corsairs are flying alongside the tankers

AN air-to-air front view of an F-105D Thunderchief aircraft approaching a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for refueling during flight. Aerial refueling and forward air control crews were honored by 388th Tactical Fighter Wing F-105D Thunderchief aircraft pilots in recognition of their successful coordinated combat mission. The day of the combat was called "Tanks a Million-That's a FAC" day

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Country: Southeast Asia

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Howard Fisher

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/01/1968
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label_outline Explore Thunderchief, 1960 S Aircrafts, Tactical Air Control

A Light Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 63 (VFP-63) RF-8A Crusader aircraft approaches for a landing aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)

An AIRMAN attemps the rope climb while running the obstacle course at the annual Tactical Air Command Control SPECIALIST competition

[Paris International Air Show 1953]

Camels graze near several US Army (USA) M981 Fire Support Vehicles (FISTV) from the 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, the 1ST of the 10th Field Artillery, out of Fort Benning, Georgia and the USAF Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), on the Udairi Range in Northern Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) A-7E Corsair II aircraft fly near the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as they prepare for refueling over the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. The Corsair on the right is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its right fuselage pylon

YF-93A (AF48-318 NACA-151) Flight evaluation and comparison of a NACA submerged inlet and a scoop inlet. The YF-93A's were the first aircraft to use flush NACA engine inlets. Note: Used in Flight Research at Ames; 57 Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology NASA SP-1998-3300 Fig.25 ARC-1969-A-16545

Colombian Minister of National Defense, Juan Carlos

A Super Etendard aircraft of the Argentine Navy passes the landing signal officers station as it prepares to briefly touch down on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The plane is taking part in touch-and-go landings aboard the LINCOLN during the vessel's circumnavigation of South America

Lockheed F-104G [SABCA] cn 9081 JD 112 JG 74 Lufwaffe (German AF via RJF)

A B-1B Lancer from the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing rolls out for take off on a combat mission during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The F-100 is displayed on a permanent stand. It was the second aircraft to represent the Liberty Wing. It flew for the 48th Fighter Wing between 1956 and 1972 before it was replaced by the F-4 Phantom

X-15 ship 1 on lakebed from back

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front view thunderchief aircraft d thunderchief aircraft stratotanker stratotanker aircraft flight aerial control crews air control crews tactical fighter pilots d thunderchief aircraft pilots recognition combat mission combat mission tanks million that fac vietnam war vietnam kc 135 stratotanker refueling 1950 s airplanes southeast asia tactical air control tactical fighter wing high resolution f 105 d thunderchief aircraft pilots f 105 d thunderchief aircraft kc 135 stratotanker aircraft a 1 c howard fisher tactical fighter military aircraft aviation air to air view propeller driven aircraft 1960 s aircrafts fighter jet aircraft public domain aircraft photos 1960 s us national archives kc 135