Air Force faults crew in second tanker accident that tore off boom
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A botched midair refueling last year ripped the refueling boom off one of the Air Force’s newest tanker aircraft, sending the multi-million-dollar fueling arm tumbling into the Atlantic Ocean. A report released last week on the mishap found that the violent mishap was set in motion when the KC-46A Pegasus’ fuel probe became stuck in a fighter jet’s fuel port.
The 2025 accident marked the second time in 11 months that the same failure — a KC-46A’s fuel probe becoming stuck while re
The 2025 accident marked the second time in 11 months that the same failure — a KC-46A’s fuel probe becoming stuck while re
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