KC-30A tanker completes RAAF’s longest ever non-stop flight

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Guest authors

The KC-30A originally took off from RAAF Base Amberley before travelling more than 23.3 hours, with two refuelling brackets supplied from a second RAAF KC-30A, to Jerez, Spain.

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