Two Air Force crews complete the first trans-Pacific helicopter flight as they land their Sikorsky HH-53Cs at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, after a 9,000-mile flight from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The helicopters were refueled in flight.
Boeing received a $2.47 billion Air Force contract Nov. 25 for 15 more KC-46s, bringing to 183 the number of Pegasus tankers on contract to all customers, foreign and domestic. The new contract—for Lot 12 of the initially planned KC-46 buy—is to be completed by 2029.
