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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

HH-71 CSAR-X Team Successfully Demonstrates Aerial Refuelling Flights
The AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin HH-71 Team successfully conducted aerial refuelling tests between a RAF AW101 Merlin Mk3 helicopter and an Italian Air Force C-130J tanker.

The successful fuel transfer occurred over the south of England on February 13, marking the first time a British helicopter demonstrated air-to-air refuelling capability.

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