Refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft while in flight from Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The B-47 Stratojet nose section approaches for an air to air refueling hook up. It makes connections and then breaks the connections. The B-47 in flight at high altitude over scattered cumulus cloud formation. Insignia of the United States.
A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft takes off from Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. Ground crewmen in a group beside the B-47 Stratojet. One of the members holds a writing pad. All of them check their hats. A ladder leading to the cockpit. A man climbs up the ladder and inspects the cockpit. A crew members close the door. The aircraft taxis on a runway and takes off. Contrails come out from the B-47 when it takes off. The B-47 lands and taxis.
A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft lands at Sidi Slimane Air Force Base in Morocco. The B-47 taxis on a runway in the United Kingdom. A pilot in the cockpit. A ground crewman removes an obstacle from the front of the landing gear. The aircraft taxis and takes off. It lands at Sidi Slimane Air Force Base in Morocco. Several other aircraft parked at the base. A hangar in the background. The aircraft taxis on a runway. An officer writes on a poster. It reads '305th Bomb Wing HQ'. He walks away.
Aerial refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The nose section of the B-47 Stratojet as it approaches the tail section of a U.S. Air Force KC-97 Stratotanker aircraft for an air to air refueling using the boom method with a telescopic lens. The aircraft makes and breaks connections. A windshield wiper removes a spray of gasoline from a canopy after break away boom reacts and is then lowered. Three right wing jet engines. The B-47 during refueling and breakaway from the refueling boom. The spray covers the canopy of the aircraft. A close up of the pilot control stick of the B-47 flying on automatic controls. No hands upon the control sticks. A view of the B-47 during the breakaway of air to air refueling from the boom of the KC-97 aircraft. The spray covers the canopy of the B-47 and the windshield wiper removes the spray. The pilot's hand upon the stick. The pilot is dressed in protective clothing, wearing oxygen mask and a crash helmet. The pilot operates the B-47.
A control tower unit at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft after it takes off. The control tower unit. Tower operators in the control room. They are seated on chairs. Airmen operate the controls. A man speaks over a radio. Men speak into ground to air radio microphones. A close up of a man talking over the radio.
A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet lands at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The nose section of the B-47 Stratojet. A main control building in the background. The B-47 lands and uses a parachute brake after landing.