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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

IL-78 in U.S. service
According to these two articles, International Tactical Training Center based in Grayson County Airport, Texas has obtained its first of five IL-76/78.

They will be used as aerial refueling tankers, cargo and water bombers. The company, runned by Ret. Air Force Gen. Charlie Searock, is currently negotiating a contract to provide aerial refueling for a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 detachment.

Source

New aircraft arrives - Herald Democrat

Inside the belly of a whale - Herald Democrat

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