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Originally Posted by Bob C
Hi Mark
I'm not 100% sure but I think the boom has already been cleared for ops and is used to refuel E7As (Wedgetails) in the Middle East - there may have been photos on the Defence website. And I think a variety of aircraft have been cleared for refuelling by boom, the C17A being the latest to undergo trials.
Cheers
Bob
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Hi Bob
That is correct, the wedge tail has used the boom in the ME on trial. And of course the first refuel was where they struck trouble with a F16, in the form of the boom detaching form the aircraft.