ORAC @ 3861
The scenario you suggest would seem to be what happened. I could not puzzle out how the Receiver KC135 could
hit the tailplane/horizontal stabiliser or wing of the Tanker KC135 whilst the Boom was deployed. This led to the
question of why the Receiver would be so close to the Tanker if the Boom was retracted.
The Victor/Buccaneer accident was different in that the Buccaneer was attempting to use a wing hose when its wing
hit the Victor tailplane/horizontal stabiliser.