The pit stop, also known as hot pit refueling, was conducted from February 20 to 27 at Misawa Air Base in Japan's northern Aomori prefecture during the Bomber Task Force 25-1 mission, involving B ...

"This thing is a pretty big mass, the pylon itself weighs over 1,000 pounds and you're putting a 5,000 pounds weapon, we're talking 6,000-ish pounds on the outside of the fuselage in front of the ...

The American bomber was refueled on the ground with its engines still running, enabling it to quickly take off again.