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21st Century Lilliput

RIAT 2022's outstanding participant must be this US Air Force Boeing E-4B Watchkeeper 73-1676

 

Using call-sign 'Gordo 01' she arrived on the Friday as a static exhibit for the show.

 

Here on Departure Day, she's being towed to the western hold before starting and once airborne she set course for RAF Mildenhall where she performed a number of circuits before setting course for Aviano Air Base in Northern Italy

 

One of four used by the US Air Force as Advanced Airborne Command Posts, they carry thirteen external communications systems along with Air to Air refuelling capability and are designed for missions lasting 72 hours

 

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Uploaded on August 2, 2022
Taken on July 18, 2022