Sgt Jack Pritchard DCC/RAF
Pictured during practice of the formationflypast for the Queens Jubilee due to take place over Buckingham Palace on the 4 June 2002, The Flypast was led by a C17 operated by 99 sqn, based at RAF Brize Norton Oxfordshire. Story: Prime Minister David Cameron has today announced that the MoD is to order an additional C-17 Globemaster, taking the number of aircraft in the RAF’s fleet to eight. The purchase of an extra C-17 will help to support the airbridge which transports Armed Forces personnel and equipment between the UK and frontline operations. The newest C-17 is currently being built by Boeing in the USA and is due to come off the production line next month. It is then expected to enter service with the RAF in July 2012. The aircraft, which will cost £200m, will be based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire along with the other aircraft in the fleet which are operated by 99 Squadron. The multi-million pound C-17 aircraft can fly over 4,500 nautical miles, meaning it can fly directly from Helmand Province to the UK.
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