Air-to-air refuelling - when things go wrong

A compilation of clips showing things that can go wrong during probe-and-drogue refuelling. 1: F-14, hosewhip breaks of hose, which keeps pumping fuel. 2: RAF VC10 loses its hose. 3: F-18 bumps the KC-130’s drogue too hard. 4: KC-135 drogue oscillates as it is rewound. 5: F/A-18E buddy tanker loses its hose. 6: CH-53 rotor cuts through its refuelling probe
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