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Rhino power

21st May 2012 14:22

RAF's 8th C-17 accepted

PICTURE: UK accepts eighth C-17 transport from Boeing

-RP (aka Daz)

GreenKnight121

22nd May 2012 03:45

Well, there are 2 more RAF serial numbers in the block allocated for C-17... if those are filled, then there will be as many C-17s in the RAF as there were Belfasts. :ok:

NutLoose

22nd May 2012 07:49

Oddly enough, the US Military have just retired their first one of the type to a museum.

WillDAQ

22nd May 2012 10:17

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Originally Posted by NutLoose (Post 7203815)

Oddly enough, the US Military have just retired their first one of the type to a museum.

Now if they can negotiate an excessively high price and pay for it through PFI the MoD have themselves a deal...

FoxtrotAlpha18

22nd May 2012 11:02

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Oddly enough, the US Military have just retired their first one of the type to a museum.

It was the ED test bird which has been around the block a few times and has probably been overstressed just a little too! :eek:

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There are 2 more RAF serial numbers in the block allocated for C-17...

Any more RAAF serial numbers allocated? ;)

Heathrow Harry

23rd May 2012 12:50

the only way the RAF ever got any in the first place was because someone in MoD figured out that by "renting" them they'd be off balance sheet

once they proved their worth they were allowed to buy outright

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