refuelings

Tanker crews had to supply more than a half-million gallons of fuel every day in dangerous midair refuelings.

H-Bombs on a Hair Trigger Arthur Herman 2011

The aircraft commander headed for an emergency landing at Da Nang, then decided that, with several refuelings, they could make it back to their base at U Tapao, in

Boeing News NOW 2010

Often there were mishaps: emergency refuelings and defuelings, leaks, hours sitting on the tarmac only to be instructed to get off the plane.

A Fear of Flying of My Very Own Molly Jong-Fast 2011

They had arrived at the Prince Sultan Air Base the previous evening after traveling nonstop from North Carolina with several in-flight refuelings.

Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

The entire non-stop mission, which took 13 aerial refuelings, was the equivalent of flying from New York to Los Angeles and back.

A Secret Afghanistan Mission Prepares for War with Iran William M. Arkin 2008

They had arrived at the Prince Sultan Air Base the previous evening after traveling nonstop from North Carolina with several in-flight refuelings.

Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

The mission was so secret, furthermore, it was not listed on the daily Air Tasking Order, the daily schedule distributed throughout the U.S. military, further complicating aerial refuelings and overflights.

A Secret Afghanistan Mission Prepares for War with Iran William M. Arkin 2008

They had arrived at the Prince Sultan Air Base the previous evening after traveling nonstop from North Carolina with several in-flight refuelings.

Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

These were continuous flights, with two aerial refuelings before the planes even entered the war zone.

The Plane That Would Bomb Iran 2007

These were continuous flights, with two aerial refuelings before the planes even entered the war zone.

The Plane That Would Bomb Iran 2007