On this day, 76 years ago, on March 2, 1949 (February 3, 1949 lunar calendar), the B-50 completed its first non-landing flight around the world. "Miss Lucky 2" crew returned to Fort Worth On March 2, 1949, after a 94-hour and 1-minute flight after takeoff, an American B-50 bomber "Miss Lucky 2" landed at Carsville Military Base near Fort Worth, Texas at 10:31 am on the 2nd, completing its first non-stop round-the-world flight. The B-50 bomber refueled four times during its 23,452-mile flight. "Miss Lucky 2" took off just after noon on February 26 and flew east. A refueling mission over the Azores early Sunday, a refueling mission over Saudi Arabia later in the day, and a refueling mission over Manila and Hawaii late Sunday showed that American planes could drop atomic bombs anywhere on Earth at any time, Air Force officials said.