[sci.military] In-flight refuelling

amoss@cs.huji.ac.il (Amos Shapira) (06/20/91)

From: Amos Shapira <amoss@cs.huji.ac.il>
Hello,

In Bill Gunston's book on bombers he expresses amazement about the fact that
Britain, which according to him was pioneering in flight-refuelling, didn't
provide the Vickers-Armstrongs Valiants BK.1 (first flight 1951) with
equipment for flight-refuelling.

My question: When and how was the first flight-refuelling and what airplanes
were involved in it (any other data will be appreciated too).

Cheers,
--Amos Shapira
amoss@cs.huji.ac.il