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Title: Vietnam: The first tanker war
Post by: AG-51_Thud on June 05, 2020, 01:40:33 PM

https://www.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/147242/vietnam-the-first-tanker-war/fbclid/IwAR2f0FY0NFVgF7ebTb-2Aoo_-FpYY29pWQ0j_xAVE0bzA/

Title: Re: Vietnam: The first tanker war
Post by: AG-51_Razor on June 05, 2020, 02:19:20 PM

Great read!  :thumbsup:

I'd like to know more about the hows and whys of the Navy and Air Force's decisions to go their different ways with probe and drogue vs. the boom and receiver. I would bet that would make for a good story.

Title: Re: Vietnam: The first tanker war
Post by: AG-51_Thud on June 05, 2020, 04:00:45 PM

Its discussed in this document.

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL32910.pdf