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The Airbus A400M Atlas [nb 1] is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military , now Airbus Defence and Space , as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules . [ 3 ]
The A400M can transport helicopters or more than 200 people, as in the 2021 Kabul evacuation. It can land on beaches or short runways and, thanks to air-to-air refueling, fly across the world.
Escadron de Transport 1/61 Touraine is a French Air and Space Force squadron located at Orléans – Bricy Air Base, Loiret, France which operates the Airbus A400M Atlas. [ 1 ] The second A400M for the squadron was christened "Ville de Toulouse" on January 22, 2014 at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport .
Royal Air Force A400M Atlas of LXX Squadron, taking off from RAF Akrotiri The squadron reformed on 1 October 2014 and was officially "stood up" on 24 July 2015 by presentation with a new standard by Princess Anne [ 12 ] becoming the Royal Air Force's first frontline A400M squadron.
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According to the original planning, the Airbus A400AM should have been brought into service within a few years. However, due to technical problems the first aircraft of the new type were expected to enter service not before November 2014. [15] Air Transport Wing 62 will be the only wing within the German Air Force to fly the Airbus A400M. [16]
The last A-10 aircraft departed Woodbridge on 14 August 1993, and the airfield was closed as a US military facility. The 81st Tactical Fighter Wing was inactivated on 1 July 1993. With the inactivation, the USAF returned control of Woodbridge to the UK Ministry of Defence (The 81st was reactivated as the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force ...