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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 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
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 seen through the VC-10's monitoring camera

An FA-18 Hornet at the moment of disengaging from the VC-10's refuelling drogue
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
An F-14 Tomcat refuels from the starboard hose, while another awaits its turn

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