The Snapshots in Time Collection

57th Fighter Weapons Wing F-4 Checklist Manual Page, 'Air Refueling' Procedures, December 1971

57th Fighter Weapons Wing F-4 Checklist Manual Page, 'Air Refueling' Procedures, December 1971

A page from a U.S. Air Force 57th Fighter Weapons Wing F-4 aircrew checklist, dated December 1971. This section details standardized air-to-air refueling procedures, from rendezvous with the tanker through fuel offload and departure — a routine but critical skill for Phantom crews extending their combat range during the Vietnam War era. Project: 218392