A German GR1 Tornado high speed attack aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R tanker. The tanker is using a modified boom with a drogue receptacle to service the aircraft. The tanker and crew is assigned to the 912th ARS from Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, on temporary assignment to the European Tanker Task Force at RAF Mildenhall, England.
Location: DEUTSCHLAND / GERMANY (DEU)
Date Shot: 22 SEP 1997Camera Operator: TSGT. BRAD FALLIN
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