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English Air Force grounds dozen of "Apache"

London, UK - Lack of pilots the reason

They will have to be stored in proper hangar until 2007, dozens of new "Apache" that London government has acquired. The motivation is simple: there are not pilots. Indeed Raf (Royal Air Force) would not have a sufficient number of trained pilot available for the complicated GBP 45m war machine. The issue has been raised by Nao (National Audit Office) that has emphasized as the delivery of the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 35386
Rome, Italy, 10/31/2002 20:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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