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Old 26th Nov 2013, 19:26
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Ken Scott
 
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LFFC: A400M was bought to replace the C130K, not the J, & was to be operated alongside it. Replacing the J with the A400M was effectively a reduction of 25 airframes in the AT fleet, with the money for the replacement C130J to make up for the one lost in Iraq being spent on a C17 (well, a bit of one anyone, probably a nosewheel or flap).
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