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Modified Boeing 747 In Refuelling Tests With SR-71

May 28, 2015by Rupa Haria in From The Archives

This photo of a Boeing 747 modified to a tanker configuration conducting a dry refueling hookup test with an Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 Mach 3 long-range reconnaissance aircraft on a flight from Edwards AFB, Calif, appeared on the October 2, 1972 cover ofAviation Week & Space Technology. USAF was making the evaluation to determine the feasibility of using large transport aircraft to fill a future requirement for new tanker aircraft.

See also: SR-71 Pilot Report

Boeing photo by Vernon T. Manion.

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