MACKAY TROPHY
1949: Through 2 March, from Carswell AFB Capt James Gallagher flew the 43 BG’s B-50 Lucky Lady II (No. 46-010), on the first nonstop around-the-world flight. He flew 23,452 miles in 94 hours 1 minute, with four KB-29 air refuelings over the Azores, Arabia, the Philippines, and Hawaii. The aircrew received several awards: the first Mackay Trophy and Air Age Trophy (later renamed the Hoyt S. Vandenberg Trophy).