The Don Englebreston Collection
U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom II 'VF-114, USS Kitty Hawk' Approaching Aerial Refueling Drogue, Vietnam War Era
A U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-114, embarked aboard USS Kitty Hawk, closes on a tanker's refueling drogue during a Vietnam War-era combat cruise. Aerial refueling extended the range and endurance of carrier-based strike aircraft operating over Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Tonkin. Project: 219012