Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:54 am1921 - The first air to air refueling was made when Wesley May stepped from the wing of one aircraft to that of another whilst carrying a five gallon can of gasoline strapped to his back!
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:54 amPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:16 amAh, those crazy days when people would do such things! Can you imagine the headlines if someone tried that today in any situation but an airshow? I guess Ian will know the date of the first "proper" in-flight refuel?
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:44 amIslandBoy77 wrote:QUOTE (IslandBoy77 @ Nov 13 2012,9:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I guess Ian will know the date of the first "proper" in-flight refuel?
Arr Pete you tease me , as CP pointed this was 1921 , back then they even got out on the wing strut to change the oil ... ole Smithy ( to the uneducated 'Charles Kingsford Smith') had a crew member do that very feat over the Tasman , think he happened to be a crazy Kiwi called Charlie Ulm ... only thing they did'nt do mid air was wash the windscreen of the bugs .