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The aerial refuelling of Gripens will be conducted by the French Air Force

19.09.2012, 09:44

The French Air Force has reacted very operatively and it saved the most interesting display of this year – the historically first aerial refuelling of Czech Gripens.

The U.S. Air Force Command in Europe had to change this year’s participation at the last moment due to the current security situation and it called off the tanker for static and later also for the dynamic display. We received the information unofficially last Thursday, when we also received a positive message from France that their tanker, which had been called off earlier is repaired and it is ready to come to the event again.

The Jagello 2000 Association immediately turned to the Czech Ministry of Defence and Headquarters of the Czech Air Force. “We really have to thank the French Air Force that is decided to accommodate our request and to secure the tanker for this unique display,” Jiří Verner, the commander of the Czech Air Force, appreciated.

Original news: First-ever public presentation of aerial refuelling directly over spectators' heads (20 Jul, 2012)

The French C-135FR tanker is going to arrive on Friday and its crew is going to meet with the Gripen pilot to coordinate the display.

Another change in the U.S. Air Force participation is that the F-16 from Italian Aviano Base have been called off too and the F-15E planned earlier have been changed to F-15C, which appeared at Mošnov airport several years earlier.

The French C-135FR is basically quite similar as the American KC-135, because both aircrafts are derived from Boeing 707 aircraft. The C-135 is unlike the KC-135 primarily a transport aircraft; however the French C-135FR serves the dual-role tanker/cargo and troop carrier aircraft.

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