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Charles Talleyrand writes
When was the first modern air-air refueling? By modern I mean
"compatible with a modern tanker/receiver (either boom or hose)".

This question seems to be tricky, in that many of the early systems
would not be compatible with a modern airplane.

AFAIK Flight Refuelling Ltd was the pioneer in probe and drogue systems.

http://www.cobham75.com/cobham-the-c...-air-refuellin
g-takes-off.aspx

For bonus points, when was the first carrier based refueling done?
Both the tanker and receiver must be carrier based, but the buddy
system works.

Possibly FR again.

I have seen (a few decades ago) a picture of a mixed bunch of a number
of aircraft in line using the buddy system. ISTR there was a Sea Vixen,
a Buccaneer and an A-3 or A-4, maybe more. Anyone know the photo?

-Charles Talleyrand

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