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The attached records (see URL at bottom of page) describes what they refer to as the first USAF flight refueling in combat flown from Japan in 1952. Clearly the mission I participated in was earlier, hence the first.
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www.rb-29.net/HTML/60romney01.htm
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In-flight refueling was one way to set airborne endurance records. The Atlantic-Fokker X-2A "Question Mark" stayed aloft for seven days in January of 1929, refueling 42 times in the air. ... The first flight was made on April 20, 1923. The aircraft remained attached for 40 minutes but intentionally passed no fuel.
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www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technolog...
www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/refueling/Tech22.htm
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Aerial refueling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aerial refueling , also called air refueling , in-flight refueling ( IFR ), air-to-air refueling ( AAR ) or tanking , is the process of transferring fuel from one aircraft (the tanker) to...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_refueling
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US Air Force pilot Lt Col Paul Smith, who became the first air force pilot to fly the aircraft, climbed to 23,000 feet and rendezvoused with a USAF KC-135 tanker, performing a series of qualification tests to verify the X-35's compatibility with the KC-135's flow-field wake and refueling boom.
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aeroworld.net/7tw11130.htm
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An air force unit in Guangzhou recently completed the successful in-flight refueling training for the first time in China. It made China the fifth country in the world with in-flight refueling capability, after Britain, U.S., Russia, and France, according to Oct. 29 report of Wenwei Bao in Hong Kong.
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www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727897/posts
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A NASA SR-71 refuels with an Edwards Air Force Base KC-135 during the first flight of the NASA/Rocketdyne/ Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE). The flight took place Oct. 31 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.
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www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/SR-71-LASRE/HTML/EC97-4...
www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/SR-71-LASRE/HTML/EC97-44295-114.html
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Base Leg; Flight path at right angle to the landing runway off its approach end. ... UNICOM; Non-government communication facility which provides airport information at certain airports. May be used to request services such as refueling. In some cases the UNICOM frequency may also be designated as a common traffic...
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firstflight.com/features/glossaryPopUP.htm
firstflight.com/features/glossaryPopUP.htm
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In 1966, the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association was rekindled as the newly-incorporated First Flight Society. A keystone of the Society’s work today is the close support it offers the National Park Service at ... 1987 Burt Rutan, Dick Rutan, Jeana Yeager First to circumnavigate the globe non-stop without refueling, 1986...
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www.firstflight.org/shrine.cfm
www.firstflight.org/shrine.cfm
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On December 16, 2003, on hundred aviation heroes, as selected by North Carolina's First Flight Centennial Commission, were honored as part of the First Flight Centennial Celebration.
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www.firstflightcentennial.org/100_Aviation_Heroes.html
www.firstflightcentennial.org/100_Aviation_Heroes.html
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