McConnell AFB: Air Refueling Turns 100 Years Old
June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023
MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, June 28 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news on June 27, 2023:
Funnels, a hand-operated valve and reaching out to grab rubber hose while flying in an open cockpit at 120 miles per hour was the recipe that led to a cornerstone of Global Mobility, a century ago.
Those were the tools and method for the first air refueling, passing a grand total of 75 gallons of fuel between two aircraft, a . . .
Funnels, a hand-operated valve and reaching out to grab rubber hose while flying in an open cockpit at 120 miles per hour was the recipe that led to a cornerstone of Global Mobility, a century ago.
Those were the tools and method for the first air refueling, passing a grand total of 75 gallons of fuel between two aircraft, a . . .