B-52 Pilots Revisit the Daring Whifferdill Turn Aerial Refueling.
B 52 Pilots Revisit the Daring Whifferdill Turn Aerial Refueling. Air‑to‑air refueling is one of the most demanding tasks in military aviation, and for decades U.S. Air Force B‑52 Stratofortress crews took it to an almost theatrical extreme with a maneuver known as the “Whifferdill.” Photos from the 1980s show these massive eight‑engine bombers flying … Read more