UK releases footage of in-flight refueling of British fighters
Reuters
2014-09-28
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STORY: The UK's Ministry of Defense on Sunday (September 28) released footage of Tornado fighter bombers refueling in mid-air during the course of a mission to Iraq a day earlier.
The footage, was released on the second day of air operations in Iraq as part of a U.S.-led coalition of forces that have launched an airborne campaign against militants from Islamic State, who have gained control of large tracts of Iraqi and Syrian territory.
The aircraft were flying from a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus. They returned to their bases without having discharged their weapons on Saturday.
A statement accompanying the video did not disclose the location of the refueling.
STORY: The UK's Ministry of Defense on Sunday (September 28) released footage of Tornado fighter bombers refueling in mid-air during the course of a mission to Iraq a day earlier.
The footage, was released on the second day of air operations in Iraq as part of a U.S.-led coalition of forces that have launched an airborne campaign against militants from Islamic State, who have gained control of large tracts of Iraqi and Syrian territory.
The aircraft were flying from a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus. They returned to their bases without having discharged their weapons on Saturday.
A statement accompanying the video did not disclose the location of the refueling.
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