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    100th Air Refueling Wing fuel F-35s over France [Image 5 of 6]

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    An aerial refueling operation is taking place between a tanker aircraft and an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet at high altitude. The photo is taken from the boom operator's position aboard the tanker, looking down at the receiving aircraft as the refueling boom makes contact. Cloud cover is visible far below, indicating significant altitude.

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    05.30.2021

    Photo by Master Sgt. Darnell Cannady 

    100th Air Refueling Wing   

    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, over France, May 30, 2021. The KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft extends the range of the fifth-generation fighters enhancing the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary mission of global reach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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    Date Taken: 05.30.2021
    Date Posted: 06.02.2021 10:48
    Photo ID: 6673130
    VIRIN: 210530-F-LI951-0161
    Resolution: 7360x4912
    Size: 5.58 MB
    Location: FR
    Web Views: 41
    Downloads: 19

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    An F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet is receiving aerial refueling from a tanker aircraft, photographed from the tanker's boom operator window. The refueling boom is extended and connected to the F-35's receptacle on top of the fuselage. The image is taken at high altitude above a cloud layer.
    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the perspective of a tanker aircraft, showing a fighter jet receiving fuel via a boom refueling system at high altitude. The tanker aircraft is marked with '100 ARW' (100th Air Refueling Wing), and the receiver aircraft appears to be an F-35 Lightning II based on its distinctive stealth airframe design. The image is taken looking downward over what appears to be a patchwork of agricultural fields and scattered cloud cover below.
    An aerial refueling operation is captured from the perspective of a tanker aircraft, showing an F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter approaching the refueling boom. The image is taken at high altitude over a patchwork of agricultural fields below. The tanker's boom and stabilizing fins are visible in the foreground, with partial text markings readable on the fins.
    An F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jet is photographed in flight at high altitude over a patchwork of agricultural fields and rural terrain. The aircraft bears the tail code 'HL' and a visible serial number on the vertical stabilizer, indicating it belongs to the 388th or 419th Fighter Wing based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The photo appears to have been taken from a tanker or accompanying aircraft, providing an aerial perspective looking down at the landscape below.
    An aerial refueling operation is taking place between a tanker aircraft and an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet at high altitude. The photo is taken from the boom operator's position aboard the tanker, looking down at the receiving aircraft as the refueling boom makes contact. Cloud cover is visible far below, indicating significant altitude.
    Two F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets are flying in formation, photographed from the belly window of what appears to be a KC-135 or similar aerial refueling tanker aircraft. The image is taken from the boom operator's station looking downward and forward, with agricultural landscape visible far below through scattered cloud cover. The aircraft appear to be in a refueling or escort formation.

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