L-1011 TriStar: Air Transport and Air-to-Air refuelling roles
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RAF Brize Norton, the largest Station in the RAF, provides rapid global mobility and AAR flexibility - two crucial elements of Air Power.
It is an extremely busy station and the home of the RAF's strategic Air Transport (AT) and Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) forces. Most of the aircraft are capable of both roles.
101 Squadron VC10 C1K aircraft are equipped with wing-mounted AAR pods and are capable of flying in the AT and AAR roles, and the tanker fleet K3s and K4s are three-point tankers capable of refuelling large aircraft.
216 Squadron operates the RAF's fleet of nine wide-bodied TriStars, six of which are dual-capable AT and AAR aircraft. The three remaining aircraft are 266-seat passenger transports.
99 Squadron operates four C-17 Globemaster III in a strategic airlift role, with two more aircraft due to be delivered from 2008. These enormous aircraft provide an outsize airlift capability for the Joint Rapid Reaction Force. To give some idea of size - a Hercules load can be carried on the C-17's ramp!
Very impressive.
If you get a chance to visit, don't miss it.
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