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    Celebrating 101 years of U.S. Air Force air refueling capabilities

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    Celebrating 101 years of U.S. Air Force air refueling capabilities

    TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    06.27.2024

    Photo by Airman Monique Stober 

    6th Air Refueling Wing

    This digital art graphic illustration celebrates the 101st anniversary of the U.S. Air Force air refueling capabilities. The first successful aerial refueling took place on June 27, 1923, when a DH-4B carrying 1st Lt. Virgil Hine and 1st Lt. Frank W. Seifer passed gasoline through a dangling gravity hose to another DH-4B flying beneath it carrying Lieutenants Lowell H. Smith and John P. Richter, a feat that unleashed the nation's air power potential. Today the 6th Air Refueling Wing continues to fuel the fight and enables unrivaled global reach and rapid global mobility all over the world to partners and allies. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman Monique Stober)

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    Date Taken: 06.27.2024
    Date Posted: 06.28.2024 09:17
    Photo ID: 8504853
    VIRIN: 240627-F-RI626-1001
    Resolution: 4504x5625
    Size: 7.88 MB
    Location: TAMPA, FLORIDA, US

    Web Views: 29
    Downloads: 4

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