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Is this the new PFI Air Force One for "call me Dave"?

Old 11th Feb 2016, 18:10
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Is this the new PFI Air Force One for "call me Dave"?

RAF Voyager MRTT028 departs Manching after painting ? Military Aviation Review
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...except that the article states it's believed to be going to Thomas Cook...
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Don't Just Book It, Thomas Cook it
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The Royal Air Force becomes "Rent-a-Jet"?

I don't believe it!
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It gives a civil reg, doesn't say who will operate it.
Maybe TC will use it when Dave doesn't need it? Anyway what would they need with an aircraft configured to be used part time for re-fuelling?
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Originally Posted by NWSRG
...except that the article states it's believed to be going to Thomas Cook...




Incoming Irony Alert.


Don't believe everything (anything?) you read in the Internet.
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I read some time ago that the future aircraft for whoever is Prime Minister would be allocated to a civilian operator and run with civilian aircrew (as, I believe, are the tanker aircraft - albeit the crew are 'seconded' to the RAF as auxiliary officers).

The Army's tank transporters are owned by a private company and are driven by civilian drivers who become 'TA' when operating for the Army.
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Surprised they leave the pods on, do they make much difference to fuel burn?
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G-CTPN,

From that post you obviously have not a clue about how the RAF Voyager fleet is operated, flown and maintained by No. 10 and No. 101 Squadrons Royal Air Force.
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But anyway, what an exciting and original colour scheme...
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Would it look like this?


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But anyway, what an exciting and original colour scheme...
Clearly inspired Shy by the anti-flash V-Force colours of the 60s....

Nutty the pods are for the chemtrail seeding ......
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Originally Posted by pr00ne
G-CTPN,

From that post you obviously have not a clue about how the RAF Voyager fleet is operated, flown and maintained by No. 10 and No. 101 Squadrons Royal Air Force.
Do explain for us uninformed individuals.

Air Tanker.

Or is it classified?

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Originally Posted by G-CPTN
Do explain for us uninformed individuals.

Or is it classified?
Simple really, the Voyager's are flown exclusively by RAF crews (when on RAF ops), not civvies seconded to the RAF...

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