Boeing's 747-400LCF Dreamlifter has flown its first COVID-19 airlift mission, flying 1.5 million medical face masks from Hong Kong to South Carolina.

The Dreamlifter is one of the largest cargo planes flying thanks to its oversized fuselage, built to aid 787 Dreamliner production and part transport.

Four of the modified Boeing 747-400 freighters are currently flying with three being offered for aid missions.

President Donald Trump first announced the Dreamlifter would be flying COVID-19 missions on March 27 during a press conference.

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A massive Boeing cargo plane has begun helping to distribute supplies and materials in the fight against COVID-19 with its first mission having been flown on Sunday.

Nearly one month after President Donald Trump boasted during a coronavirus task force briefing that Boeing has offered the use of three 747-400LCF Dreamlifters, the one flew its first mission from Hong Kong to South Carolina via Anchorage. It arrived on Sunday with 1.5 million medical face masks onboard.

One of the largest cargo aircraft in the world, the Boeing 747-400LCF or Large Cargo Freighter, temporarily departed from its current mandate of transporting parts between global production facilities as part of the 787 Dreamliner program to aid in distribution efforts to supply the frontlines.

Boeing's Dreamlifter was originally intended to transport parts such as wings and fuselages for the 787 Dreamliner, the next-generation twin-engine wide-body produced by Boeing that revolutionized air travel when it debuted.

The aerospace manufacturer was also an intended recipient of a $17 billion bailout loan from the federal government, the Washington Post first reported, but has not yet announced receiving any federal aid despite work stoppages due to the virus.

Take a look at Boeing's latest weapon in the fight against COVID-19.