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Exercise INDRADHANUSH 2015

On the 31st July 2015 Exercise INDRADHANUSH came to an end at RAF Brize Norton and RAF Coningsby.

 

During the two week exercise four Sukhoi Su-30MKI Flanker fighters from Number 2 Squadron Indian Air Force deployed from Northeast India to RAF Coningsby to train with Typhoon FGR4 equipped Number 3(Fighter) Squadron.

 

The exercise provides a rare opportunity for RAF pilots to test themselves against the fourth generation Russian built fighter.

 

Accompanying the Sukhoi Su-30 fighters was an Ilyushin Il78 tanker, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster and a Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraftm which operated from RAF Brize Norton.

 

The image shows the Il78 Taxying out - the tail gunner's position at the rear allows direct observation of air-to-air refuelling operations.

 

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Photographer: Paul Crouch - RAF Brize Norton Photographic Section

 

Image: BZN-OFFICIAL-20150731-757-58.jpg

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