Refuelling Collection

Avro Lancaster G-AHJW formerly ED866
Avro Lancaster, G-AHJW, formerly ED866, was used by Flight Refuelling until it crashed near Andover on 22 November 1948. Date: 1948

Refuelling in a Mini
The modern female petrol pump operator, refuelling a car in her mini skirt

Avro Lincoln B2 RA657 used by Flight Refuelling
Avro Lincoln B2, RA657, used by Flight Refuelling for probe and drogue trials. Seen here with a Gloster Meteor F4, VZ389

Sir Alan Cobham (1894 - 1973), English aviation pioneer. In the 1930s, when this photograph was taken (with his wife?), he pioneered inflight refuelling. Date: 1930s

Caravelle Jets
Three Societa Aerea Mediterranea Caravelle Jets being refuelled at London Gatwick Airport

Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K. 2 XH561
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K.2 XH561 of No.50 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath for an air display. After the Falklands conflict, the Victor K.2 fleet was fast approaching their fatigue limits

Handley Page HP-80 Victor SR-2
RAF Handley Page Hp-80 Victor SR-2 V-Bomber and Avro Vulcan Parked at Upper Heyford Date: 1969

Dassault Falcon 20DC G-FRAT (msn 87), of Flight Refuelling Aviation Services Date: circa 2000

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar C. 2A ZE706
Royal Air Force - Lockheed L-1011 TriStar C.2A ZE706 (msn 193Y-1177), of no. 216 Squadron. The C.2 was a convertible freight/ passenger version with no facility to conduct aerial refuelling

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar C. 2 ZE705
Royal Air Force - Lockheed L-1011 TriStar C.2 ZE705 (msn 193Y-1188), of no. 216 Squadron. The C.2 was a convertible freight/ passenger version with no facility to conduct aerial refuelling

Dassault Falcon 20DC G-FRAM (msn 151), of Flight Refuelling Aviation Services Date: circa 1995

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar C. 2 ZE704
Royal Air Force - Lockheed L-1011 TriStar C.2 ZE704 (msn 1186). The C.2 was a convertible freight/ passenger version with no facility to conduct aerial refuelling. Date: circa 2000

Dassault Falcon 20ECM G-FRBA (msn 178), of Flight Refuelling Aviation. Date: circa 2000

Republic P-47C Thunderbolt
United States Air Force - Republic P-47C Thunderbolt being refuelled at the refuelling point on an advanced Landing Ground in France, late 1944

WW2 - Refuelling An Aircraft
An illustration of some British WW2 Royal Air Force ground crew refuelling and re-ammunitioning an aircraft while the pilot steps out. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - British Fighter Station
An educational illustration which provides an aerial view of a British WW2 Royal Air Force fighter station, highlighting important sections including refuelling areas, runways

WW2 - Refuelling A Wellesley Bomber
A photograph which shows some British WW2 Royal Air Force personnel refuelling a Vickers Wellesley bomber plane. Date: circa 1940s

Refuelling Mid-Air
A bomber being refuelled mid-air, as part of a Royal Air Force display over Hendon. Date: 1931

Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-2607
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 57-2607 (MSN 17743), of the 147th Air Refuelling Squadron, Pennsylvania ANG, at RAF Fairford on 22 July 1989. Date: 1989

Fournier RF-4D G-AWGO (msn 4085), refuelling at Biggin Hill in March 1972. Date: 1972

Hawker Hunter Mk. 74A 517
Singapore Air Defence Command - Hawker Hunter Mk.74A 517 (msn 41H/688080, ex XJ689), during delivery, on a refuelling stop at RAF Luqa, Malta. Date: circa 1971

Douglas A-4C 148552 and 148462
United States Navy - Douglas A-4C 148552 (msn 12745, base code AE, call-sign 308) of VA-64, carrying out air-air refuelling, using the buddy-pack system, with 148462 (msn 12655, base code AE)

Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 154293
United States Navy - Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk 154293 (MSN 13681, call-sign 758, base code A'), of VT-7. (This aircraft retained the flight refuelling probe on conversion to TA-4J) Date: circa 2000

United States Air Force - Boeing NKC-135E Stratotanker 55-3135 (MSN 17251), an instrumented tanker during refuelling trials with an F-16, at Edwards Air Force Base on 3 April 2018

Aeronavale - Breguet Br1150 Atlantique 7 (msn 07) from 24F at the 1993 Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 21 to 27 July 1993

Armee de l'Air - Transall C-160R 64-GQ (msn R217), of ET. 64, chasing the refuelling drogue from a C-160 tanker
Armee de l'Air - Transall C-160R 64-GQ (msn R217), of ET.64, chasing the refuelling drogue from a C-160 tanker. (Transall - TRANSport ALLianz / Armee de l'Air - French Air Force)

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 63-8017
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 63-8017 (msn 18634), of the 100th Air Refuelling Wing, at RAF Mildenhall in November 1998. Date: 1999

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0267
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 61-0267 (msn 18174), at RAF Mildenhall, in January 1999, having a drogue extension hose fitted to the refuelling boom

Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker 58-0129
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker 58-0129 (msn MSN 17874), of the 82nd Aerial Refuelling Wing. Date: circa 2000

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 58-0125
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 58-0125 (msn 17870), of the 82nd Aerial Refuelling Wing. Date: circa 2000

Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter O-20905
United States Air Force - Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter O-20905 (msn 16599, 52-0905), from the 126th Air Refuelling Squadron / 128th Air Refuelling Wing

Handley Page Victor K. 2 XM717 & Vickers VC10 K. 3 ZA144 E
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K.2 XM717, of No.55 Squadron, refuelling Vickers VC10 K.3 ZA144 E, of No.101 Squadron. Date: circa 1985

Aircraft refuelling truck at an airfield, possibly RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) Eglinton, now Derry (Londonderry) City Airport, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1948

Tyre change and refuelling at Montlhery, France
Tyre change and refuelling of a Hotchkiss car while attempting to beat records at Montlhery, France. 20th century

Auto-Union racing car, tyre change and refuelling
An Auto-Union racing car at the replenishment pits, having a tyre change and refuelling. 20th century

Handley Page Victor K. 2 XM717 refuelling BAC VC10 K. 3 ZA144
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K.2 XM717, of No.5 Squadron, refuelling BAC VC10 K.3 ZA144 E, of No.101 Squadron. Date: circa 1990

North American F-86L 53-0894 (msn 201-338), mounted on a pylon outside Pennsylvania Air National Guard Base, home of the 171st Air Refuelling Wing, at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania

Tipsy Trainer 1 G-AFRV (msn 10), refuelling at Newcastle Airport circa 1960. Date: circa 1960

Handley Page Victor K. 2 XM717 refuelling Vickers VC10
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor K.2 XM717, of No.55 Squadron, refuelling Vickers VC10 K.3 ZA144 of No.101 Squadron. Date: circa 1987

Tupolev Tu-104A CCCP-L5445 (SSSR-L5445, msn 8350401), of Aeroflot, at Keflavik Naval Air Station in Iceland. This Tu-104A was the second of its kind to visit the USA in September 1959

United States Air Force - Boeing RB-50F Superfortress 47-159 (msn 15843), built as a B-50B-60-BO, 47-159 was modified for reconnaissance with navigational radar, cameras and ElINT equipment

United States Navy - Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind 13172 of VR-2 at Naval Air Station Alameda. Number 13172 was converted to a 4-hose refuelling tanker. Date: 1956

Petrol pumps on the pavement at a service station at Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, a practice not permitted by local by-laws. Green Shield stamps for sale! Date: 1960s

Sailors swab the decks after refuelling their ship
Sailors, many in bare feet, clean the decks after coal has been put into the hold. Coal was known by the sailors as black diamonds

REFUELLING AT MANCHESTER
Refuelling an Aer Lingus (Irish International Airlines) aeroplane at Manchester Airport, England. Date: 1960s

Gloster Sapphire Meteor WA820
Gloster Sapphire Meteor F.8 WA820 at the 1950 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. In the background can be seen Gloster Meteor F.4 VZ389 and Avro Lincoln B.2 RA657 of Flight refuelling Ltd

Fire in Pits at RAC Tourist Trophy Race at Goodwood
A fire in Pits during the RAC Tourist Trophy Race at Goodwood. The No.1 Aston Martin caught fire during refuelling. The driver

Handley Page HP-80 Victor K-1A
RAF Handley Page Hp-80 Victor K-1A Tanker V-Bomber Flypast in Formation with Two Ee Lightnings at the 1968 Farnborough Airshow Date: 1968

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