During the Balkan crisis in 1999 Frankfurt was flooded by aerial tankers. This Pensylvania ANG KC-135 was one of those. Note the basket for the hose and drogue system.

63 ARS. One of the many KC-135's operating out off Frankfurt during the Allied Force operations over the Balkans. This one is fitted with the basket of the hose-and-drogue system.

Delivered new 5th May 1994 and retired EHWO (Woensdrecht) 16th Jan 2013, scrapped

Registered as CF-ITS in Mar-1956, it was reregistered as C-FITS in early 1983. It is seen here floating to its mooring place at Lillabelle Lake.

Delivered in Aug-1952 as CF-GBF, its registration was changed to C-FGBF by Dec-1974. On 25-May-2002 the pilot selected a southwesterly landing across the narrow width of Lillabelle Lake, its home base, due to the wind direction, but the available distance being too short, he made a go-around. But just after applying full power again, the aircraft rolled to the left and struck the water partly inverted. The aircraft was written-off and its registration was cancelled in Apr-2015.

this beautiful aircraft was written off at Taipei in October 2000

During operation Allied Force many tankers and transports operated out of Frankfurt Rhein Main AB. This one is an 434 ARWAFRC example.