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Aviation Safety
Tanker Cell departure: how multiple KC-135 tankers launch in sequence and rejoin after take off.
Take a seat inside the cockpit of KC-135 Stratotanker number 4 in a 5-ship “Tanker Cell.” You don’t happen to see five KC-135 tankers launching in sequence too often: when needed, the aerial refuelers (sometimes […]