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Italian Air Force: the M-346 airplane begins the tests for refuelling in flight

Rome, Italy - With the support of Experimental Flight Unit (Rsv)

"The prototype M-346, CMX-616, last January 24 and 25, in the sky of Ligure Sea, already employed in the intensive Preview of the Italian Air Force last Spring, has begun the tests to the refuelling in flight from tanker Tornado, equipped with the pod for the employment as tactical tanker. The M-346 aircraft has a fixed refuelling probe, situated on the right side of the fuselage, in an advanced...

fra/pec - 1085128
Rome, Italy, 01/28/2008 18:31
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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