Air Tanker visit
Nova students visit RAF Brize Norton
Fifteen students enjoyed a visit to Air Tanker at RAF Brize Norton, prior to their options process.
The visit began in a briefing room where Flt Sgt Kev Murphy showed a presentation on the role of the RAF and opportunities available as a career. Students were then joined by Flt Lt Adam Coxall, a pilot who flies the A330, commonly known as the Voyager by the RAF. The Voyager has a dual role as an air-to-air tanker and transport aircraft. It can carry almost 300 troops over 6,000 miles and can refuel aircraft such as Typhoons and Tornados mid-air.
The students enjoyed a tour around the Voyager (on a bitterly cold day) and had the opportunity to look on board the aeroplane, sit on the flight deck and have a question and answer session with the RAF aircrew.
All the students thoroughly enjoyed their visit and said they would have liked to have stayed all day.
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