2001.1.113

This is virtually the same photo as the one in 2001.1.112 in which the Tribune photo, dated July 25, 1986, has the following caption on the back: "THESE PILOTS ARE WINGING IT Daring pilots used a C-130 tanker to simulate an air-to-air refueling earlier this week, above, as a prelude to this weekend's Livermore Air Show. Pilot Bob Oliver of the Tahoe Aces did stunts too. Each day the airshow, sponsored by the Wings of Charity, begins with a pancake breakfast. Aerial acts begin about noon. Daily admission is $7 for adults and $2 for children between ages 6 and 13." A handwritten notation reads "Calif. Air National Guard C-130 tanker simulates an air-to-air refueling. In this photo, the four-engine C-130 tanker is trailing two donut-shaped rings from its wingtips for the following aircraft, a helicopter. The text on the back of this photo identifies the helicopoter as a "Huey.

Used: Oakland Tribune