moose135
2007-04-12, 01:52 PM
One of the neat things about flying at Grissom AFB was that we had the only 8 KC-135s equipped as receiver aircraft. They were one-time EC-135s which were "decommissioned" back to KC-standards, but the receiver gear was retained. I think their official designation was KC-135A/RT, but we unofficially referred to them as RT-135s. I got to do a little receiver refueling, and let me tell you, it's not as easy as it looks :D
Here's a couple of shots, circa 1987, as we approached the tanker. I was sitting in the jump seat during this flight:
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Here's a couple of shots, circa 1987, as we approached the tanker. I was sitting in the jump seat during this flight:
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/141731889-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/141731894-L.jpg