 By the end of the year, the wing replaced the older B-36s and was combat ready with the Stratofortresses.On 24 and 25 November 1956, in an operation known as Quick Kick, four B-52Cs of the 42nd joined four B-52Bs of the 93rd Bombardment Wing for a nonstop flight around the perimeter of North America.Four in-flight refuelings by Boeing KC-97 Stratotankers were required for the journey.