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A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus recently completed the type’s first-ever circumnavigation of the globe in a single flight. The journey began at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, and proceeded westward. The US Air Force's rationale for the accomplishment—named Project Magellan—was to demonstrate that the KC-46A Pegasus could traverse the world with its critical cargo.
Boeing KC-46A completes first around-the-world flight
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