Airplane-to-airplane radio is demonstrated at North Island, Calif., when radiotelegraph messages are sent and receives a distance of about two miles between the airplanes of Lt. W.A. Robertson and A.D. Smith and Lt. H.A. Dargue and Capt. C.C. Culver.
KC-46’s Refueling Boom Damaged While Refueling F-22s
July 8, 2025
A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker suffered damage to its boom while refueling F-22 Raptors off the coast of Virginia on July 8, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed, with reported radio communication from the crew indicating the boom “detached.”