One of the new planes
THE first of the RAF’s new fleet of Voyager mid-air refuelling tanker planes, based on the Airbus A330-200 airliner, is making its public debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, this weekend.
The 14-strong fleet will be based at RAF Brize Norton in west Oxfordshire to replace ageing Tristar and VC10 aircraft
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