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Old 24th Jun 2014, 22:59
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Originally Posted by ThoddyEADS
Actually the learjet was operated by GFD, a daughter of Airbus Military and Defense. GFD does military training missions for the Deutsche Luftwaffe. In this mission they trained to intercept the learjet.
Originally Posted by LEGAL TENDER
probably similar to what the Cobham / FRA DA20s do with the RAF?
GFD stands for Gesellschaft für Flugzieldarstellung i.e. "Company for aerial target".
So yes, comparable to Cobham / FRA in UK.
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