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Israel Aerospace Industries to convert Brazil Air Force's Boeing 767/300ER aircraft in tankers

Brasilia, Brazil - The airplanes will replace the KC-137

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was selected by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) to convert two Boeing 767/300 aircraft in tankers. The new airplanes, which will also be utilized as transport and medical evacuation aircraft, will replace the KC-137s, export variant of Boeing's C-137 Stratoliner (which is on its turn derived from the Boeing 707), which were manufactured in 1960 but entered into service...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1150676
Rome, Italy, 03/18/2013 18:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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