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    20 years after operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm: Vets say tanker contribution ‘is what made the air war work’ [Image 1 of 2]

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    An aerial refueling operation is taking place over a desert landscape, with a large tanker aircraft transferring fuel to a smaller fighter jet via a rigid boom. The tanker appears to be a KC-135 Stratotanker, and the receiver aircraft appears to be an F-14 Tomcat with variable-sweep wings. The terrain below is arid and flat, consistent with a Middle Eastern or desert environment.

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    01.15.1991

    Photo by Gle Gapui 

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    A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a U.S. Navy fighter during air operations for Operation Desert Storm in January 1991. (Department of Defense Photo)

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    Date Taken: 01.15.1991
    Date Posted: 03.11.2011 15:36
    Photo ID: 376197
    VIRIN: 910115-F-AB111-001
    Resolution: 2830x1840
    Size: 1.09 MB
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    An aerial refueling operation is taking place over a desert landscape, with a large tanker aircraft transferring fuel to a smaller fighter jet via a rigid boom. The tanker appears to be a KC-135 Stratotanker, and the receiver aircraft appears to be an F-14 Tomcat with variable-sweep wings. The terrain below is arid and flat, consistent with a Middle Eastern or desert environment.
    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the boom operator's position aboard a tanker aircraft, showing a B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber approaching from below. The large bomber is connected or nearly connected to the refueling boom extending from the tanker's underside. The image is taken over open water, visible in the background below the aircraft.

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