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49: 175: 167: 159: 1656: 1632: 1668: 1680: 366:, the Prime Minister, and senior government ministers. An existing Voyager KC3 (ZZ336, construction number 1363), which was originally delivered to the Royal Air Force on 30 November 2012 (following its first flight on 25 October 2012), was selected for the conversion. This conversion was completed in 2016 at a cost of £10 million, with Prime Minister David Cameron taking the aeroplane to the 1644: 406:(MoD), ZZ336, the VIP Voyager carried out a total of 76 aerial refuelling sorties supplying both UK and foreign receiver aircraft from 12 July 2016 through to 9 August 2017, under various auspices, including 'exercise', 'transit', and 'operational'. From 14 August to 14 September 2017, ZZ336 completed seven aerial refuelling sorties. 48: 382:, and returned to RAF Brize Norton on 25 June 2020. The main aim of the new colour scheme is to "promote the UK around the world while transporting Ministers, senior members of the Royal Family and their delegations on trade, diplomatic and other missions". Johnson projected that the entire rebrand would cost about £900,000. 341:
scrapped the plans for both aircraft. Instead, just one small aircraft was to be purchased, and restricted to UK-only operation, with the Queen putting forward her own plans. In March 2009, the proposal for a £7 million 12-seater private jet plan was halted due to the recession.
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When ZZ336 was first converted to its VIP role in 2016, its exterior was visually identical to the remainder of the RAF Voyager fleet, retaining its original military low-visibility matt-grey exterior paint scheme with standard
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Despite having been fitted as a VIP aircraft since 2016, and having a custom livery since 2020, the British Government and the RAF has insisted that the aeroplane will continue to serve its military purpose of
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was used on 24 March 2023 by McNeely Charter Services operating as flight MDS75 with a duration of four hours forty minutes, this followed an earlier flight by McNeely on 8 March 2023 using ZZ332.
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ordered that the aeroplane be painted in a United Kingdom-themed red, white, and blue livery. This new paint scheme was designed with the assistance of Airbus, and was carried out by
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carries a total fuel load of 111 tonnes (109 long tons; 122 short tons), being able to dispense 50,000 kilograms (110,231 pounds) to receiver aircraft via its two under-wing
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ZZ336 Government of the United Kingdom Airbus Voyager KC2 [sic] (A330-243MRTT) — photograph of Vespina following her new livery at Cambridge Airport
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905E under-wing hose and drogue refuelling pods, and larger transport aircraft from its centreline Cobham 805E Fuselage Refuelling Unit) and
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Proposals to provide a new dedicated VIP transport aircraft, for governmental or royal use, were first mooted in 1998 under Prime Minister
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is operated by a typical crew of thirteen, consisting of its two flight deck crew (pilot and co-pilot) and eleven cabin crew (
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RAF Voyager KC3 ZZ336 after its VIP refit, but retaining its original low-visibility matt-grey paint scheme, 2018.
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is based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and is operated alongside the main fleet of RAF Voyagers by
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continues to refuel front-line fighter and transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force, including the
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905E hose and drogue refuelling pods and its centreline Cobham 805E Fuselage Refuelling Unit (FRU).
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and operated under lease by the Royal Air Force. It is the primary transport aeroplane for the
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It was not until the end of 2015 that the British Government announced as part of the
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in Qatar to provide air-to-air refuelling and support air security operations by the
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on 26 June 2020 following the completion of its new gloss-white livery. The name
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civilian airliner, would be converted into a VIP Voyager for use by the
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United Kingdom principal VIP aircraft, operated by the Royal Air Force
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as part of their Royal Tour; the aircraft was powered by a blend of
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is not used operationally; it is not used in its RAF F700 official
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100 million. However, in March 2008, the new Prime Minister
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is a specific Voyager KC3 aircraft painted in a 'Global Britain'
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is made available to commercial operators for revenue-earning
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Air transport of the British royal family and government
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Vespina, le nouvel Airbus A330 de la reine Elizabeth II
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also participates in state military guard of honour
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VIP RAF Voyager
A gloss-white painted aircraft with a red, white and blue 'Union Jack' flag on its vertical tail fin and "United Kingdom" in gold lettering on its upper fuselage landing
Voyager KC3
(A330-243 MRTT)

Manufacturer
Airbus Military
AirTanker Holdings
Serial



Red Arrows
2022 Royal International Air Tattoo
military aircraft registration
Royal Air Force
RAF Voyager KC3
AirTanker Holdings Limited
British royal family
Prime Minister
British government ministers
livery
satellite communications
missile detection
air transports of heads of state and government
Royal Air Force roundels
insignia
RAF Brize Norton
logbook
military call sign
flight number
No. 10 Squadron RAF

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