Double Airplane Mystery
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Looks like a kb29 and maybe an aj-3 fury? Not too familiar with air winger stuff of that era. I was just a dumb grunt haha
oberon
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Upon further scrutiny, I have no idea.
A B-29 and an F-86? Maybe ?
A B-29 and an F-86? Maybe ?
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NAA FJ-2 Fury, being tanked by a Boeing KB-50
The US Navy used the North American Fury (USAF F-86 Sabre) for awhile. And I'd say the tanker is a B-50 variant, rather than a B-29. The reason: The Nacelles look like they're housing PWA R-4360 Wasp Majors, rather than the sleeker B-29's WAC R-3350 engines. I'm not sure I've ever seen aux. jet engines on the B-29s, too.
The US Navy used the North American Fury (USAF F-86 Sabre) for awhile. And I'd say the tanker is a B-50 variant, rather than a B-29. The reason: The Nacelles look like they're housing PWA R-4360 Wasp Majors, rather than the sleeker B-29's WAC R-3350 engines. I'm not sure I've ever seen aux. jet engines on the B-29s, too.
Lee in Quartzsite
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KB-50 and a FJ-3 Fury from VMA-214...formerly VMF-214, the Black Sheep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMA-214
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMA-214
Mcwsky09
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Why would you think it didn't happen very often?
As previous replies mentioned it is a mid-air refueling using a drouge basket and probe type system as is often used with helicopters today as opposed to the what most folks are more familiar with which is the flying boom.
A couple of major differences between the type systems are that the drouge is often used off the wings and the receiving aircraft has to fly their probe into the basket. Whereas the flying boom requires the receiving aircraft to maintain the proper relative position and that boom operator controls the position and extension of the boom.
I saw somewhere recently one of the civilian companies that provides in air refueling services is refitting their aircraft to have both a boom under the fuselage and drouges under the wings thus increasing their flexibility and increasing the situations in which they can refuel more than one aircraft at the same time.
As previous replies mentioned it is a mid-air refueling using a drouge basket and probe type system as is often used with helicopters today as opposed to the what most folks are more familiar with which is the flying boom.
A couple of major differences between the type systems are that the drouge is often used off the wings and the receiving aircraft has to fly their probe into the basket. Whereas the flying boom requires the receiving aircraft to maintain the proper relative position and that boom operator controls the position and extension of the boom.
I saw somewhere recently one of the civilian companies that provides in air refueling services is refitting their aircraft to have both a boom under the fuselage and drouges under the wings thus increasing their flexibility and increasing the situations in which they can refuel more than one aircraft at the same time.
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THE PILGRIM
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What I meant was its fairly unusual to see a Marine jet fighter refuelling from a KB-50. I seriously doubt that it occurred very much.
Do you have information which indicates otherwise?
Lee in Quartzsite
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Mcwsky09
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No sorry. It did occur to be as I was reloading this page that your question might have more to do with the particular aircraft involved rather than the process itself and equipment used to effect the transfer of fuel.
Lee in Quartzsite
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Wow, that's great. Now I can get that new S&W I want from the Performance Center !
Speaking of aircraft photos, I thought this one showed some good ole military humor:
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