First aerial fuel transfer from RAAF KC-30A to F-35A

First aerial fuel transfer from RAAF KC-30A to F-35A

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed the first fuel transfer from a RAAF KC-30A to a USAF F-35A at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Photos: USAF

A total of 59 contacts were conducted of which five contacts transferred 43,200 pounds of fuel during the four hour sortie.

Source: First aerial fuel transfer from RAAF KC-30A to F-35A