Abstract: An aerial refueling system for refueling aircraft in flight from a tanker airplane, via a fuel supply hose and drogue system comprising an elongated boom having inboard and outboard end portions, and having pivotal support structure at the inboard end portion to accommodate pivoting of the boom between retracted position adjacent the airplane fuselage and extended position in which the boom projects away from the fuselage; the boom having a guide to guide endwise extension and retraction of the hose and drogue to and from aircraft refueling deployed position; and hose and drogue control structure carried by the aircraft fuselage for effecting storage, and hose and drogue endwise extension and retraction via the guide.