Fill 'Er Up!

[moose135]

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:

[T-Bird76]

Its just like the Nintendo game Top Gun! LOL j/k great stuff Moose, really nice to this this kind of variety from you.

[PhilDernerJr]

Photos from that end of refueling are not that common. Thanks for sharing!

[USAF Pilot 07]

Sweet! Maybe one day I'll be on either of those ends!

The 135 (and probably lead-in to the new tanker), KC-10 and the C-17 are looking more and more appealing (esp compared to a fighter) as time passes....