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    Gunfighters use 1950s tech on F-35 for a huge win [Image 3 of 4]

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    A military jet fighter, identified by the number 5143 on its fuselage, is being serviced on a flight line tarmac. Two ground crew personnel are visible working around the aircraft alongside a ground support equipment cart with hoses connected. A pilot appears to be seated in the cockpit during what appears to be pre-flight or post-flight servicing operations.

    MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, IDAHO, UNITED STATES

    06.20.2019

    Photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Kobialka 

    366th Fighter Wing

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Rogers, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, and Senior Airman Christian Cook, 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator, performs a hot-pits refueling with a hose cart from the 1970s on an F-35 Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 20, 2019, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. A hot-pit allows aircraft to refuel without turning the engine off and quickly return to the air. The traditional refueling process can take more than an hour before the aircraft can take off, while a hot-pit takes 13 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Kobialka)

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    Date Taken: 06.20.2019
    Date Posted: 07.30.2019 17:54
    Photo ID: 5548212
    VIRIN: 190620-F-MM641-0341
    Resolution: 7360x4912
    Size: 6.35 MB
    Location: MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, IDAHO, US

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