stevem8597 wrote:

You guys are weenies. Try flying formation with other fighters and a tanker
for 8 hours in and out of the weather overwater in a half inch thick anti
exposure suit.

I guess its all a matter of perspective. 30+ hours airborne is paiful, and us
bombers guys have *plenty* of night,weather air refueling. I'd imagine nearly
continuous A/Rs are a pain in the ass, but taking on 120,000 pounds at night in
the weather over the Pacific is no picnic. If the tanker can run on all its
boost pumps we can take about 6,000 pounds a minute which means 20 minutes of
contact time to take on the required on load. In my opinion, both seem
challenging.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"