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Image: KC-135A refueling Wild Weasel team Oct 1972

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Description: A U.S. Air Force SAM Hunter killer group of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing takes fuel on the way to North Vietnam for a strike during "Operation Linebacker" in October 1972. Visible are the Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, two McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II fighters from the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron (tail code "JV"); a Republic F-105G Thunderchief "Wild Weasel" aircraft from the 17th TFS ("JB"); and two F-105Gs from the 561st TFS ("WW").
Title: KC-135A refueling Wild Weasel team Oct 1972
Credit: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photo 090605-F-1234P-090
Author: Ken Hackman, USAF
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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