Originally Posted by
arem
I recall that the HNL-HND if unable to do nonstop usually went via Wake Island
How did things work like that for the occasional stops at places like Wake? USAF fuel? USAF fuelers? or would they have company/contractor folks still there waiting for the occasional drop in?
I realize that there were places for routine fuel stops with dedicated fuel and ground crews, of which Wake was one along with Midway and Canton island among others, but as range increased in the jet age these stops became less frequent, and I imagine a general phase out of having dedicated refuel crews?