A Refueling Tanker's 'Flying Boom' Can Do A Lot Of Damage

An A-10 Thunderbolt II refuels from a KC-10 over the US Central Command area of responsibility, January 17, 2020. US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Daniel Snider

Business Insider/The Aviationist: Check out the damage done to an A-10 Warthog's nose by a refueling tanker's 'flying boom'

* An A-10 Warthog over the Central Command area of responsibility showed off the wear and tear that comes with aerial refueling.
* Needless to say, such dents don't affect the aircraft's ability to safely fly and fight.

The photograph in this post shows an US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II of the 23rd Fighter Group, deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, as it refuels from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, above the US Central Command area of responsibility.

The photo, taken on January 17, 2020, is particularly interesting because it shows the extent of the damage caused to the nose section of the aircraft, around the receptacle where the "boomer" inserts the "flying boom" of the tanker (either a KC-10 or a KC-135).

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