• A gray, single-engine military jet is docked to the refueling probe of a much larger, four-engine jet airplane flying above it--during the day. The larger airplane is marked with the words "Air Force" and the USAF stars-and-bars insignia.
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    A General Dynamics F-16 takes fuel from a Boeing KC-135 in 1981. As a tanker pilot, Claiborne perfected the art of flying the KC-135 smooth and steady during refuelings.

  • A gray, single-engine military jet is docked to the refueling probe of a much larger, four-engine jet airplane flying above it--during the day. The larger airplane is marked with the words "Air Force" and the USAF stars-and-bars insignia.

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October 08, 1981

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National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

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