Inside Air Force Mid Air Refueling Plane Boom Pod | KC-135 Stratotanker | Andrews Air Force Base
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Air Force One and the other white planes for the top government officials are on one side of the runway at Andrews Air Force Base. On the other side, the KC-135 Stratotanker planes line up, ready to do the amazing feat of mid-air refueling at just 10 to 30 feet away. I got to tour the inside of one of the planes.
In the video, you'll see me get into the cockpit where the pilot explains how he releases the fuel. You'll also see the boom operators let me get into the one-person space where he/she connects to the other plane and loads the fuel. I met a male and female boom operator. They are the skilled airmen who connect to the other plane and load the fuel midair– at just 10 to 30 feet away. They told me they stay down in that lying position for an hour or two during the operation.
I was surprised to learn that the planes were made in the 1950s and 1960 and are still being used by the Air Force 459th Air Refueling Wing.
My friend Carrie Sheffield -- https://carriesheffield.com/ -- invited me for her pilot boyfriend's "family day' at the base. He’s a Colonel in the 459th Operations Group, known as the "Home of the Liberators", which is a reserve component of the U.S. Air Force. In the video, he explains to us what all the buttons and gears do in the cockpit so he can pilot the plane during the refueling.
I also met a nurse with the Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT) which is also part of these KC135 missions. They get critically ill or severely injured service members aboard the aircraft and treat them while flying them home for full-time care. Read more about their mission here: https://www.airforcemedicine.af.mil/P...
Read more about the KC-135 Stratotanker https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Shee...
Thank you to the U.S. Air Force for your hospitality and for your brave and honorable service. More about the U.S. Air Force: https://www.airforce.com
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