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An aerial pairing of the C-17 Globemaster and the KC-135 Stratotanker was the recent highlight at a media day in which journalists were afforded the rare opportunity to perform a dual flight with both the 434th Air Refueling Wing and the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The 434th’s KC-135s had been temporary relocated from Grissom Air Force Base to Wright Patterson in Ohio during an extended runway maintenance period at Grissom.
More articles by admin » Tags: AWACS, close calls, E-3 Sentry, KC-135 Stratotanker, NATO, near miss, spotlight, videos A couple of AWACS pilots and a KC-135 tanker boom operator each probably needed a new pair of pants after this incident. According to The Aviationist, the NATO E-3 Sentry was damaged and some crew members were injured as a result of this maneuver. No word on where this happened or exactly what caused it.
The dull roar of jet engines could be heard in the distance. Looking down the flight line of 3L/21R at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the F-15, a streak of black and gray, raced towards the waiting group photographers and journalists on its take off roll. Cameras clicked and ears were covered as it passed the group with its afterburners visible until shortly after liftoff. Red Flag 12-2 was on. The two week event is the US Air Force’s largest and most important air combat training exercise.
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