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KC135 Stratotanker Crew Refuels Fighters On 5-Hour Mission
Reporter rides aboard the 909th Air Refueling Squadron at Amarillo AFB as KC135 tankers, nicknamed the Cadillac of the Air Force, conduct 16 in-flight refuelings over a 2,000 mile route to supply eight F100 fighters. Captains Burt Prince and navigator Doughty lead the mission while Sgt. Alexander and Sgt. Neal operate the boom. The crew demonstrates precise refueling operations, aircraft performance, and the strategic role of tankers in sustaining bomber and fighter forces worldwide.
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Air Force
909Th
461St Bombardment Wing
Strategic Air Command
Amarillo Air Force Base
Amarilla
Amarillo Afb
Amarillo
U. S
Thomas W. Burt
Jim R. Prince
Richard H. Doughty
Alavandar Machae
Burt
Harry L. Alexander
Roy Neal
Ito
Doughty
Cannon Afb
Air Force Arsenal
Boeing
Tom Burt