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The Air Force says McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita likely will receive its first KC-46 air refueling tanker by October. Air Force official Will Roper said Friday flight testing to bring the tanker has been finished.
There are new signs Fairchild Air Force Base will continue to thrive in Spokane and even create new jobs in the area. On Thursday, the base announced it's getting more KC-135's, and about to spend $30 million on improvements.
The brown, craggy terrain of the Rockies, bluish rivers and the green of trees seem so close, and then a massive B-52 bomber comes into view, flying directly at you. Sure, your enjoyment of the view is hampered slightly by the fact that you're lying flat on your stomach and you have about a foot of room on any side, but it's still awe-inspiring to see such power gliding through the sky, seemingly effortlessly.
The Department of Defense has given permission for "Doc," the Wichita-built B-29 bomber, to use a runway at McConnell Air Force Base for ground testing, essentially clearing a path for its first flight. The nonprofit group, Doc's Friends, has been restoring the vintage bomber since it came to Wichita in pieces in 2000.
A World War II aircraft that took nearly 16 years to restore might be flying over Kansas in the next few weeks after receiving a certificate of airworthiness from the Federal Aviation Administration. A nonprofit group called Doc's Friends on Friday officially accepted the FAA certificate for a B-29 bomber known as "Doc."