That piece from the Torygraph (by Roland Gribben) is so full of errors that I felt obliged to dispatch a harrumphogram to their letters column. Since it is, as yet, unpublished, I won't quote it here - but basically the A400M had its public début at RIAT last year, with more at Farnborough the following week. And the idea that an appearance at Farnborough "next month" is another début is clearly nuts, since there is no Farnborough this year. (It's getting its naming at RIAT)
And finally, he can't spell 'marshal'.
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