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    The B-2 and the Boom [Image 2 of 2]

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    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the boom operator's station of a tanker aircraft, showing a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber receiving fuel via a flying boom. An F-15 Eagle escort fighter is visible in the background to the left. The scene takes place at high altitude over an ocean or large body of water with scattered cloud cover below.

    UNITED KINGDOM

    09.16.2019

    Photo by Senior Airman Kelly OConnor 

    100th Air Refueling Wing   

    A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flies behind a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe over England on Sept. 16, 2019.The B-2 is currently deployed to the United Kingdom as part of Bomber Task Force Europe, which is focused on strengthening multinational relationships and improving allied cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kelly O'Connor)

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    Date Taken: 09.16.2019
    Date Posted: 09.19.2019 15:45
    Photo ID: 5765912
    VIRIN: 190916-F-XA482-792
    Resolution: 5289x3530
    Size: 1.99 MB
    Location: GB
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    An aerial photograph taken from the boom operator's position aboard a tanker aircraft showing a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber approaching for aerial refueling. The image is captured looking downward from the tanker's refueling boom receptacle area, with the B-2's distinctive flying-wing silhouette clearly visible against a blue sky with scattered clouds below. The perspective provides a unique close-up view of the bomber's upper fuselage, cockpit, and engine inlets.
    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the boom operator's station of a tanker aircraft, showing a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber receiving fuel via a flying boom. An F-15 Eagle escort fighter is visible in the background to the left. The scene takes place at high altitude over an ocean or large body of water with scattered cloud cover below.

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