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Old 24th Jun 2007, 19:10
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I saw the (Luftwaffe) A-310-MRTT display au Bourget. It did a couple of flypasts with hoses streamed, and a third while they wound them in. It might have been nice to have had a couple of Tornados in position (as at RIAT with an A-330 a couple of years ago), even if the receivers were not allowed to be actually plugged in, but that didn't happen, on the trade days at least.

But having that in the air, with the A-330 MRTT in RAAF colours on the ground, was quite a good combination - although I understand from 'a source close to the project' that the A-330 was not really anywhere near being in full working order. Good to see it though.

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