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Aerial refueling

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Planes can get fuel in the sky.

KC-135 refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon.jpg
KC-135 refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon.jpg
One plane flies near another. It gives fuel to the other plane. This helps them fly for a long time. It is like a gas station in the air. Can you imagine flying that high?
KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron.jpg
KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron.jpg

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KC-135 refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon.jpg
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Refueling, 1923.jpg
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'Lucky Lady II" being refuelled by B-29M...
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Eindhoven Air Base (8613167434).jpg
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KC-135Boom-operator-521.jpg
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Fuel Prices Rise Again MOD 45146995.jpg
File:FA-18E of VFA-81 refuels Rafale of Flottille 11F in March 2015.JPG
FA-18E of VFA-81 refuels Rafale of...
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US Navy 110610-N-KA046-002 Two MH-53E...
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20200311 KC-135 Stratotanker Tail...
File:KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron.jpg
KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air...
File:A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 127th Air Refueling Group performs a night time refueling for a C-17 Globemaster III.jpg
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 127th Air...
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