South America's Sky Tankers

摘要

In-flight refuelling is a critical need in modern air warfare. In South America tankers are now operated by five of the continent's air forces: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela, The Fuerza Aerea Argentina (FAA, Argentine Air Force) started to operate its first tankers in 1978, when it acquired two Lockheed KC-130H Hercules locally known as 'Chanchas' (female pigs). These aircraft, which have the construction numbers 382-4814 and 382-4816 respectively, were assigned the Argentinian military aircraft serial numbers TC-69 and TC-70.