U.K. Voyager Refuels U.S. Harriers In IS Combat Operations

LONDON — U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A330 Voyager tanker aircraft have refueled non-U.K. assets for the first time as part of the ongoing combat operations against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq. Two U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harriers took fuel from one of the Voyagers during a refueling...

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