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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 01 April 1958, page 7: "An integral part of the global striking force of the U.S. Strategic Air Command, giant jet tankers -- in this case a KC135 -- kept the B52 bombers aloft for incredible periods by aerial refueling. At the rear of the plane can be seen the retractable refueling boom, under the tail."

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_014694
Title
"Helps Keep them Flying" - Ohakea
Relation
2017-20
Format
B&W negative
Held In
Other
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

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Creation

Created By
Place
Ohakea, Manawatu-Wanganui
Date
April 1, 1958

Object rights

Credit Line
Fairfax Media New Zealand

Taxonomy

Tags
1950s,
air force,
aircraft,
black and white,
crowds,
ohakea,
us air force,
visitors,
Community Tags
airplanes,
ohakea,

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