US planes land at Scottish airport during operation to seize tanker

Three U-28A Dracos - used by the US Air Force special operations command - stopped at Scottish -government owned Wick airport before heading north.

Is It True That The Airbus A380 Uses More Fuel Than A Tanker?

Not counting the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender, which had a significantly larger fuel capacity than its successors do, means that the A380 can carry almost triple the capacity of a current aerial refueling tanker.
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JetBlue flight avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force tanker near Venezuela

(The Hill) — A JetBlue pilot said a “midair collision” was avoided near Venezuela in an incident the commercial pilot is blaming on the pilot of a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker. “We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said ...
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Near Miss: JFK-Bound JetBlue Flight Aborts Climb To Avoid Air Force Tanker, Reports Say

A New York-bound JetBlue jet reportedly came within miles of a US Air Force refueling tanker that was not squawking on radar, triggering a tense radio exchange and a likely federal probe. The pilot radioed, "They don't have their transponder turned on, it ...
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US warplanes and elite strike force flock to UK bases as Venezuela-linked tanker seizure looms

Ten C-17 Globemasters and a pair of AC-130J have landed at two Royal Air Force bases, RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk
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