The Snapshots in Time Collection

Flight Engineer's Station Aboard a Boeing C-97/KC-97, In-Flight Crew Photograph

Flight Engineer's Station Aboard a Boeing C-97/KC-97, In-Flight Crew Photograph

Two Air Force technical sergeants work the flight engineer's station aboard a Boeing C-97/KC-97 in flight. The engineer's panel, with its dense array of switches and gauges, controlled the aircraft's four piston engines, fuel system, and electrical power, a demanding role central to the safe operation of Cold War-era Air National Guard transport and tanker aircraft. Project: 218665