F-104C "60923" 436th TFS "Black Aces" refuels from a KB-50J tanker 1959

F-104C, construction number 183-1211, model 483-04-05, serial number 56-0923, built by Lockheed
delivery date February 6, 1959; 479th TFW 436 TFS 1960
crashed June 26, 1961 after midair collision with 57-0917 near Charlottesville, Virginia, written off; pilot ejected safely and was not injured.

The Boeing KB-50 tanker was a modified Boeing B-50 Superfortress for air refueling needs by the USAF. The first KB-50 flew in December 1955 and was accepted by the Air Force in January 1956.
KB-50J (J for Jet) was a B-50 tanker with improved performance, via two extra General Electric J47 turbojets under the outer wings

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