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Image 13 - B-52 Refueling I - "One of the mightiest weapons in America's arsenal is the U.S. Air Force's giant Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. The first wing of these inter-continental bombers is now operating at Castle Air Force Base, Merced, California, and additional wings are forming as crews complete training and aircraft are delivered." In this photo, "a Boeing KC-97A tanker plane refuels a giant Boeing B-52 … during a training flight." Circa April 1956. (Box 669)

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