Summary: The work the Young Tiger crews performed during the Vietnam War was monumental. With an average fleet of 88 tankers over a 7 year period they performed nearly 180 thousand missions offloading 8.2 billion lbs, thats over 3,700 million tons, of fuel. A staggering achievement only surpassed by the hundreds of aircraft saves they achieved, preventing many of their fellow aircrew from falling into enemy hands.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Lockheed L193 tanker proposal<br> <br> <br> <br> A B52 of SAC refuelling from a Boeing KC135<br> <br> <br> <br> The KC135 Flying Boom<br> <br> <br> <br> The Flying Tigers in Vietnam<br> <br> <br> <br> The F105<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> A KC135 refuelling F105s<br> <br> <br> <br> Navy Whales<br> <br> <br> <br> The Daisy Chain<br> <br> <br> <br> An F111 tanking<br> <br> <br> <br> The Flying Tigers at work<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Images shown under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Lockheed, the USAF, NAID, the US Government and the US Navy.
