CLOSE CALL: inflight-video near-collision tanking Nato E-3 with KC-135…

I guess any amount would help :D:D

Well I’ll be jiggered!
I’m sure that I’ve read that the US payments that were (are?) being paid to Spain were enough to make a difference to the nations financial health, though not sure how true or fair that is.

Probably the most well known and worst loss was the KC-135 and B-52G off the Spanish coast in 1966.

By coincidence on the BBC news website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18689132

In case the original clip at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4O8kaKMv_U
gets pulled offline,
you may want to try this Dutch link:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/video/video_combat/13102150/__Tanken_van_vliegtuig_gaat_bijna_fout__.html 😉

Aircraft are pretty sturdy things but I’m always amazed how easy they come apart in a mid air. Something to definitely avoid!

Nearer to home of course there was the tragic loss of the Marham based Victor K.1A in 1975 after a refuelling Buccaneer accidentally struck and removed the Victor’s tailplane over the north sea. I think only the co-pilot miraculously got out of the Victor alive.

Rob

The incident I was thinking of was between a Phantom and a C130 refueling tanker….

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690518-1

Probably the most well known and worst loss was the KC-135 and B-52G off the Spanish coast in 1966. Seven crew members were killed but four of the B-52 crew were able to escape, the four nuclear weapons were recovered, one after a long undersea search.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Palomares_B-52_crash

The incident I was thinking of was between a Phantom and a C130 refueling tanker. The Phantom hit head on the tanker while it was tanking several other aircraft. The Phantom and the C130 crew were lost IIRC. At least one of the tanking aircraft was damaged or lost. Apprarently the Phantom made a **** up of the approach proceedure and attempted to tank in the wrong direction to the others.

Wasn’t there a Phantom Tanker mid-air during the Vietnam war?

Probably the most well known and worst loss was the KC-135 and B-52G off the Spanish coast in 1966. Seven crew members were killed but four of the B-52 crew were able to escape, the four nuclear weapons were recovered, one after a long undersea search.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Palomares_B-52_crash

I do know about “Pardo’s Push”… 😉

http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/pardos-push-vietnam-story-t13912.html 😎

It was March 10, 1967, in enemy skies over Hanoi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardo’s_Push

I read about an F-4 that had a double engine failure on the boom and the KC towed it back to its base!

As the movie was taken from the tanker isn’t release of such information a breach of official secrets? Personally I wouldn’t want to end up on a charge posting such a thing on You Tube especially with all the pain that can get you into. Pretty scary though but I guess the military is a pretty scary enviroment anyway.

Wasn’t there a Phantom Tanker mid-air during the Vietnam war?

They do make the old heart skip a beat! Had something similar about 25 years ago

Wow.. no wonder he didnt try another connection…