The Navy used a free-flopping female fuel drogue, while the Air Force used a male one, AND a boom operator to steer the thing into the plane's female refueling port.
Air Force inventory in 1963 and was the primary multi-role. Ron Elvis King of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1, when he led the final military flight of the storied aircraft at Holloman AFB, N.M., Dec. Oddly, the USAF Phantom couldn't refuel from a Navy tanker, or vice-versa. RM M36J4T The cockpit of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, flown by Lt. It's the same plane, but different ideas depending on the service. So, both seats in the USAF aircraft were and are commissioned officers. The Air Force never used enlisted rear seaters, and didn't have warrant officers (although it has the same authority to create them, it has not made a warrant officer since the 1950's - I only saw one during Vietnam). no more enlisted, but there were still a few warrant officers riding in the rear. I forget the year, but during Vietnam the Navy made an effort to commission its backseat folks. For some time, the Navy's rear seaters included enlisted personnel as well as Warrant Officers. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navys Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.
Most were enlisted or Warrant Officer people who had been in the Navy working on radar and communications systems. ALR-45 / APR-25 Antenna Correlation Disable Panel from the RIO instrument panel in a US Navy / US Marine Corps F-4J or F-4S Phantom II jet fighter. It wasn't neglect on the Navy's part, but where it recruited it's rear seat people. 1710 likes, 40 comments - Aviation Lover (airforcephotos) on Instagram: RIO cockpit of Iranian Phantom Check out my YouTube channel > Link In Bio tap. No insult to the Navy, but the guy in the back on USAF Phantoms was far better trained in flying than his Navy counterpart. The Air Force Phantoms could be flown from the rear seat.
The backseater in the Navy/Marine Phantoms had no way to fly the aircraft. (JG) Willie Irish Driscoll from the USS Constellations Fighter Squadron VF-96 the Fighting Falcons departed in.
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