RAF to send A400M to New Zealand to mark RNZAF’s 80th Anniversary

The Royal Air Force has confirmed that one of its A400M transport aircraft will be dispatched to New Zealand this month for the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Air Tatoo.

RAF Airbus A400M Atlas (ZM409) with "Airborne 16" tail art at RAF Brize Norton (2)
By Paul Crouch – RAF Brize Norton Photographic Section [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

“We intend to send an A400M Atlas aircraft to take part in the static display… barring any short-notice operational requirements or unforeseen circumstances,” a spokesman said.

The military air show at RNZAF Base Ohakea will commemorate that 80th anniversary of the RNZAF.