A B-18 of the 396th Bombardment Squadron sinks a German submarine off Cherry Point, N.C., in the first sure aerial victory off the Atlantic coast by aircraft.
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.
