Last Spanish AF B707 will be retired this summer

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Last Spanish AF B707 will be retired this summer

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from http://www.defens-aero.com/2016/02/espa ... ferme.html

Ejercito del Aire, which has a lower budget than in recent years due to a difficult economic situation for the country, looking for savings where it can do. Therefore, during the summer of 2016, the last Spanish B707 tanker will be removed from the operational fleet of the Ejercito del Aire.
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f4phantom wrote:from http://www.defens-aero.com/2016/02/espa ... ferme.html

Ejercito del Aire, which has a lower budget than in recent years due to a difficult economic situation for the country, looking for savings where it can do. Therefore, during the summer of 2016, the last Spanish B707 tanker will be removed from the operational fleet of the Ejercito del Aire.

Only one aircraft still flying and that is due to be withdrawn in October. This from a friend in the Spanish AF
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hope it will do some traning flights in July on Gran Canaria
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Ivarb98 wrote:hope it will do some traning flights in July on Gran Canaria
It was in Gran Canaria last Saturday
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