KC 46A Pegasus Refuels Mid Air from KC 135R Over the UK

Senior Airman Kaleb Brewer, 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a KC-46A Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, from a KC-135R Stratotanker from McConnell 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
RAF MILDENHALL, UNITED KINGDOM
07.01.2024

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I always thought it was strange the KC-135 could not receive fuel.