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Three Boeing KC-767J tankers to Japan

Tokyo, Japan - Two scheduled for delivery to Italy by the end of the year

Boeing announced yesterday that three KC-767J aerial refuelling tankers recently achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and have been placed in an active air wing in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). The KC-767 tanker, a military derivative of the proven Boeing 767/200 commercial airplane, features the company's advanced aerial refueling boom and Remote Aerial Refuelling Operator...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1105066
Rome, Italy, 05/27/2009 12:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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