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22 ARW completes first 45-hour nonstop KC-46 flight around the world

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22 ARW completes first 45-hour nonstop KC-46 flight around the world

A 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46A Pegasus executed the world's first nonstop, KC-46A westbound circumnavigation endurance flight, called Project Magellan, June 29-July 1, starting and finishing at McConnell Air Force Base.


A 350th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, refuels a McConnell KC-46A Pegasus over the United Kingdom, July 1, 2024. The KC-46 was taking part in a 45-hour Maximum Endurance Operation, called Project Magellan, launching June 29 from McConnell Air Force Base, flying westward, non-stop, around the world and landing back at McConnell July 1.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)

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