英国格洛斯特郡
Photo by U.S. Navy/SRA Greg L. Davis | 1999-05-02 00:00:00 | 12-30
1999年5月2日,英国格洛斯特郡,北约轰炸南斯拉夫行动中,西班牙空军第12中队的 EF-18A“大黄蜂“接近美国空军第366空中远征联队/第22空中加油中队的 KC- 135R 空中加油机准备加油,该机挂载了 AIM-9 空对空导弹,500磅 MK 82 激光制导炸弹和三个副油箱,第12中队原驻西班牙托雷洪空军基地,此时被部署到意大利阿维亚诺空军基地,参与北约持续轰炸南斯拉夫的行动。(A Spanish Air Force EF-18A Hornet moves into position behind an Air Combat Command KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 22nd Air Refueling Squadron during a NATO Operation Allied Force Combat Mission. The EF-18A Hornets carries AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wingtip rails, MK 82 500 pound Laser Guided Bombs in the middle of the wings and 350 gallon underwing drop tanks to extend mission range. The KC-135R is ass igned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing / 22nd Air Refueling Squadron and is deployed to Royal Air Force Fairford to support NATO Operation Allied Force. The EF-18A Hornet is assigned to Ala 12, or 12 Squadron, at Torrejon Air Base Spain but is flying mission from its deployed base of Aviano Air Base, Italy.)