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First P-8A Poseidon airplane for UK takes flight

Next step: addition of military systems - DATA SHEET

The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) took off from Renton, Wash. at 10:00 am Pacific on July 12, marking the first flight of this inaugural UK P-8A.During the 90 minute flight key testing took place before the airplane touched down and moved to the next phase of preparation before customer delivery, installation of military systems.UK Ministry of Defence (MOD)...

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Washington, Usa, 07/16/2019 12:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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