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U.S. KC-10 aerial refueler loses refueling boom that falls in a hay-field

November 2, 2016 David Cenciotti

A KC-10 Extender has lost its flying boom. Someone’s found it in his hay-field…. A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aerial refueler belonging to the 60th Air Mobility Wing was forced to perform an emergency […]

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For the real aviation geek: F-22s, F-15s and B-2s filmed "in action" during Red Flag. From the ground. With audio.

March 12, 2012 David Cenciotti

Clear skies, contrails, a radio receiver tuned on the boomfreq, three KC-135 tankers and a lot of thisty receivers taking part to the Red Flag exercise. These are the things that make the following one […]