C-17 Globemaster - T-shirt F-105 the Canberra and Lightning jets

the Canberra and Lightning jets

mainly as an air superiority fighter in Africa

Other roles include air to air refuelling and medical evacuation

Its primary role was to intercept Soviet bombers entering UK airspace with powerful radar and armed with Skyflash and AIM 7 Sparrow missiles

"this Grumman fighter was one of the finest shipboard aeroplanes ever created"

C-17 Globemaster - T-shirt F-105 the Canberra and Lightning jetsBoeing C 17 Globemaster The Globemaster first flew in 1991 and entered service in 1995 with the United States Air Force. The RAF leased four Globemasters from Boeing, the first being delivered to 99 Squadron RAF Brize Norton in May 2001.