Lucky Lady II
E502759
Lucky Lady II was a United States Air Force B-50 Superfortress famous for completing the first nonstop around-the-world flight in 1949.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boeing B-50 Superfortress
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military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftModel | B-50A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftType | strategic bomber ⓘ |
| airframeStatusAfterRecord | returned to normal operational service ⓘ |
| assignedToCommand | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedHonor |
Air Force Association Trophy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mackay Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boeing B-29 Superfortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | James Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingOfficerRank | captain ⓘ |
| commandingOfficerService | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewAwarded | Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| flightCrewSize | 14 ⓘ |
| flightDistance |
23108 miles
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37194 kilometers ⓘ |
| flightDuration | 94 hours 1 minute ⓘ |
| flightEndDate | 1949-03-02 ⓘ |
| flightEndLocation | Carswell Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightRouteIncluded |
Azores
NERFINISHED
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Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStartCity | Fort Worth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStartDate | 1949-02-26 ⓘ |
| flightStartLocation | Carswell Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightStartState | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first nonstop around-the-world flight ⓘ |
| numberOfRefuelings | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedByUnit |
2nd Bombardment Squadron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
43rd Bombardment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lucky Lady (B-29) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordType | circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| refuelingAircraftType | KB-29M Superfortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refuelingMethod | KB-29M hose refueling system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Lucky Lady III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolized |
US strategic airpower
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global reach of Strategic Air Command ⓘ |
| tailNumber | 46-010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookOffWithCallsign | Lucky Lady II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAerialRefueling | true ⓘ |
| yearOfRecordFlight | 1949 ⓘ |
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