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Boeing KC-767 Tanker Completes First Contact With Receiver

The KC-767 Tanker achieved another major milestone Jan. 23 when it successfully extended its boom and made a series of dry contacts with a B-52 aircraft. To date, the tanker has logged more than 200 flights and accumulated 600 hours during its flight test program

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