Airbus A330-243 MRTT

ZZ333
 United Kingdom
Multi-Mission - Operations - Military

23 March 2021
16:17

Origin : AKT
AKT
LCRA
Akrotiri
(unassigned)
 United Kingdom
Elevation : 23m / 76ft
 

CommentRAF MRTT taking off from Akrotiri in busy skies. Could be a CBOW -- the call sign or rather flight-number suggests it is -- but it could be anything...for now. It's CBOW going on a mission over Iraq with 2 Jetsons : RFR9721X and RFR9722X.
All returning safe and sound some 4 hours later.

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Royal Air Force. 'Ascot' callsign.
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