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Italy’s 767 Tankers Finally Enter Service; Australia’s A330 Tankers Yet To Be Accepted

There was news last week of two long-delayed air-refueling tanker contracts.

Italy now has two of the four KC-767 tanker-transports it ordered in 2002.

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

May 23, 2011

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