United States Air Force “Trend” fleet of 4x Langley-Eustis AFB F-22 Raptors refuelling at 27,000ft & 9 miles North East of Newcastle Upon Tyne with 2x KC-135R Stratotankers “ROMA86” 63-8026 & “ROMA87” 60-0315. The raptors were being tanked over from Virginia in the U.S. to Powidz AFB, Poland as part of a scheduled aircraft rotation in support of the U.S.’s forward fighter presence along NATO’s Eastern Flank.
