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McConnell AFB KC-46 Pegasus arrives for airshow

By Jeramy Moore, 916th Air Refueling Wing / Published April 26, 2019

KC-46 At Seymour for Airshow
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A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus from McConnell Air Force Base arrives on the 916th Air Refueling Wing flight line on April 25, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base N.C. in preparation of the 2019 Wings over Wayne Air and Space Exposition.(U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

KC-46 At Seymour for Airshow
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Col. Craig McPike, commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing briefs members of the 916 ARW about his first flight on a KC-46 on April 25, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base N.C. McPike flew in with the KC-46 as its crew prepares for the 2019 Wings over Wayne Air and Space Exposition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

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Members of the 916th Air Refueling Wing get a first look at a KC-46 Pegasus on April 25, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base N.C. The KC-46 landed on the 916th ARW ramp in preparation of the 2019 Wings over Wayne Air and Space Exposition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

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Col. Craig McPike, commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing poses with Col. Don Yates, commander of the 4th Fighter Wing and the Chair of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Mr. Jeremiah Daniels on April 25, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base N.C. McPike flew in with the KC-46 as its crew prepares for the 2019 Wings over Wayne Air and Space Exposition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

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Members of the 916 Air Refueling Wing get a first look at the landing gear of a KC-46 Pegasus on April 25, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base N.C. The KC-46 flew into Seymour Johnson in anticipation of the 2019 Wings over Wayne Air and Space Exposition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

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Col. Craig McPike, commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing poses with the crew of a McConnell KC-46 Pegasus on April 25, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base N.C. McPike flew in with the KC-46 as its crew prepares for the 2019 Wings over Wayne Air and Space Exposition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

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The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is a military aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft developed by Boeing from its 767 jet airliner. In February 2011, the tanker was selected by the United States Air Force as the winner in the KC-X tanker competition to replace older Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers which includes those possessed by the 916th Air Refueling Wing. The Pegasus can carry up to 210,000 pounds of fuel and can refuel all U.S., allied and coalition military aircraft compatible with international aerial refueling procedures. It can also carry more than 100 passengers, 54 aeromedical patients or 18 cargo pallets.