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Old 05-10-2019, 12:07 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim View Post
In the what's-that-running-down-your-leg department:
"On their first deployment, with the aid of aerial refueling, pilots flew non-stop from Holloman to Kuwait, a flight of approximately 18.5 hours—a record for single-seat fighters that stands today." Wikipedia
As I understand it, in 2016 one landed in Kuwait because it had a problem and was forced to land, while its wingmate and the others kept going even further to their secret base.
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