Air to Air Photography

Exercise 'Bold Avenger 2009'
September 14-25, 2009

The Norwegian Air Force - Luftforsvare at Bold Avenger 2009

331 Skv based at Bodø were operating from Karup Air Station, Denmark with five General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcons. On September 23 four F-16's received fuel from a 100 ARW KC-135R Stratotanker using callsign 'Texaco 63' operating from RAF Mildenhall, on their outward leg from Denmark against the Electronic Warfare Tactics range at RAF Spadeadam in northern England.
Exactly on time at 08:25 the four Norwegian Air Force F-16AM's using callsigns ‘Wolf 03’ to ‘Wolf 06’. Each aircraft initially took 6,000 pounds of fuel but they returned to take a 500 pound top-up before departing at 08:50 for the target.

Left to right: F-16AM Fighting Falcon (297) callsign 'Wolf 03' 

F-16AM Fighting Falcons (297 and 688) callsigns 'Wolf 03' and 'Wolf 04' on the tankers wing after receving fuel.

Left to right: F-16AM Fighting Falcon (297) callsign 'Wolf 03' 

Left to right: F-16AM Fighting Falcon (688) callsign 'Wolf 04' 

F-16AM Fighting Falcon (662) callsign 'Wolf 06' closing in on the KC-135's refuelling boom.

Left to right: F-16AM Fighting Falcon (659 and 662) callsigns 'Wolf 05'  and 'Wolf 06'.