The Indispensables: KC-135 Air Refueling

[@Terribleguitarist89]

I've guarded my fair share of these. Amazing to think my grandfather and father were serving during this time and years later the same aircraft are on our flight line.

[@jamescallaway7376]

Good to see some of these Old 135 's in this film still flying today after a few Modifications 😊

[@MrGoodnplenty1957]

KC-135 Boom here from 1980-1986, then KC-10's from 1986-1999. i remember those old headsets (put athletic wrist bands around them for comfort). good thing was we didn't have to wear our helmets during refueling. and i could never forget those "alert duties"...FOR ALERT FORCE, FOR ALERT FORCE, KLAXON, KLAXON, KLAXON.

[@heribertawells387]

Worked on KC135s at Altus AFB Ok IFR maintenance 75-78 miss those birds.

[@JOSECANUCCJ]

Loved those 1505 uniforms. Notice the embroidered rank and wings on the one-star.

[@russvoight1167]

Was in SAC Ellsworth, Minot, and TDY to Anderson. August 1976 to December 1979. My Uncle Hollis was a KC-135 Bomb Operator in Air Force Systems Command

[@xxDonOrlandoccoachxx]

Old home week! From an old crew dog. KC- EC-135 IN and stan eval member. Young Tiger as well

[@irishriot_m20j]

Were you with the 70th ARS?

[@daledavidson3681]

Nice video. Spent many hours watching refueling next to boomer after a 3 hour preflight early AM as a crew chief out of Fairchild and tour in U-Tapao.

[@allgood6760]

Awesome stuff👍✈️

[@mgomez5606]

F-4’s were known not to want to let go of the nozzle.

[@TheFredSaunders]

My unit, the 4252nd Strat Wing, off loaded a record amount of fuel during the time I spent at Okinawa 1965 to 1967. We kept the planes flying on their missions to Vietnam. We were known as the "Young Tigers"!

[@leeperkins4690]

909th Air Refueling Squadron

[@mcahill135]

LC, AC, in the KC - Best job in the Air Force LC= LtCol AC= Aircraft Commander KC= KC-135

[@oisiaa]

GREAT VIDEO!!

[@afboomer08]

Classic! Best tanker video out there, in my opinion.

[@ducky1776]

I remember having 7995 as one of my aircraft as a mx officer.

[@trevorwhitaker8871]

It’s now a jet that I work on today. She’s one of the best we got

[@JOSECANUCCJ]

Ah, those "elephant walks". Those were NOT the days!

[@jessevadney9458]

Kc135 crew chief blytheville afb ark slso utapo thailand. 1966 thru1970

[@JOSECANUCCJ]

My favorite part of this is at the beginning, when the Boomer brings the nice Nav a cup of coffee! "Hey Boom, how about a cup of coffee?" [I'm a retired tanker nav]

[@TheFredSaunders]

Gen Tyler got his star while commander with the 4252nd Strat Wing.

[@findafire]

J-57s gangs and gangs of them 52's and 135's SAC it was the best of time and worst of times!

[@cousteau135]

Last time I checked, our alert facility needed a little gardening... Booms? By the way, can I get a water too?

[@JOSECANUCCJ]

I knew the boomer [Campbell, I believe was his name] near the end-he was the one who pumped gas to a USN tanker who let the fuel pass on to the Navy fighters, saving all of them. [The KC-135 could refuel only one at a time, while the Navy tanker could do more than one]. The rumor was that the USAF was going to hang the crew for doing something so out of the ordinary, but once word got out, their feat was recognized.

[@rogerlooney6045]

My old tail #

[@mcahill135]

Oh how I miss SAC alert!

[@scootertooter6874]

Me too. ICBMs here....1983-87

[@gnarlyharley71]

@mcahill135 Cool video Bro!

[@JOSECANUCCJ]

OH no-riding IN THE BED of the pickups, WITHOUT HELMETS, during the response. How did they ever survive?

[@allgood6760]

Mating Dragonflies!

[@TheJetbreaker]

once again...ground crew ain't work looking at...its a good thing aircrew can manage to do every bit of the work required to meet these missions because otherwise you might think a mechanic was important...

[@Lemev]

The pilot looks like president Kennedy!!!!!