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    Del Voegele - A Vietnam era Veteran was stationed in Germany ( U.S. Air Forces ) during the 60's at the height of the cold war. 
            **US Armed  Forces Europe** 
    (" Confronting Communism, 1945-1991. " 

     

    They flew three allied airlift corridors in to 
    Berlin.          More Info.
KC-97 Stratotanker by Boeing 
    Voegele was stationed at Wiesbaden AB for 2 years. 
 
General characteristics 
    * Crew: five (two pilots, navigator, 
       flight engineer, boom operator) 
    * Capacity: 9,000 gal of jet fuel 
    * Length: 117 ft 5 in  
    * Wingspan: 141 ft 2 in  
    * Height: 38 ft 4 in 
    * Empty weight: 82,500 lb 
    * Loaded weight: 153,000 lb 
    * Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb
 
     
  • Powerplant:
  • 2× General Electric J47-GE-23 turbojets, 5,790 lbf
  • 4× Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 radial engines, 3,500 hp
  • Performance

    •     * Maximum speed: 400 mph 
        * Cruise speed: 230 mph 
        * Range: 2,300 miles 
        * Service ceiling 30,000 ft 
         
     
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    A F-101A Voodoo (top right), B-66 Destroyer (top left) and F-100D Super Sabre refuel from a KB-50J tanker in the early 1960s  
    A F-101A Voodoo (top right), B-66 Destroyer (top left) and F-100D Super Sabre refuel from a KB-50J tanker in the early 1960s