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There was an incident in which an F-4 on a flight across the Atlantic lost an engine, and then began losing speed and altitude. A KC-135 tanker crew refueling
by ubernostrum 11y ago
There was an incident in which an F-4 on a flight across the Atlantic lost an engine, and then began losing speed and altitude.
A KC-135 tanker crew refueling the flight used their fuel boom to tow the F-4 back up to a safe altitude:
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-time-a-tanker-saved-a-fighter-that-was-falling-apar-1733187406 http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-time-a-tanker-saved-a-f...