aerospace defense command
air defence
air defense command
civil aviation
close air support
cold war
in-flightrefuelingin-flightrefueling tanker
lockheed
military airlift command
special operations
strategic air command
tactical air command
tanker aircraft
united states
united states air force
This idea was proved pre WW2 but for some reason doesn't seem to have been considered for use in extending the range of LRMP aircraft.
What method was used, my reading of it is that the tanker trailed a hose (with a drogue to prevent wild movements) and the receiving aircraft caught this with a...
anti-submarine warfare
cold war
great britain
in-flightrefuelingin-flightrefueling tanker
interwar period
luftwaffe
maritime patrol
maritime patrol aircraft
pacific ocean theater
raf bomber command
royal air force
tanker aircraft
third reich
united states
united states army air corps
united states army air forces
united states navy
v/stol aircraft
world war ii
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