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| Friday, 12 October, 2001, 14:42 GMT 15:42 UK In pictures: RAF joins US action Royal Air Force aircraft have been supporting the US forces carrying out air-strikes in Afghanistan. Most of the support has been in the form of mid-air refuelling support as these RAF pictures show: ![]() A US FA-18 Hornet refuels from an RAF VC-10 tanker en route to Afghanistan. Two F-14 Tomcats wait to refuel ![]() A US Navy F-14 Tomcat refuels close to the VC-10's tail-mounted engines ![]() An FA-18 Hornet seen through the VC-10's monitoring camera ![]() An FA-18 Hornet at the moment of disengaging from the VC-10's refuelling funnel ![]() An F-14 Tomcat refuels from the starboard hose, while another awaits its turn |
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