First Of 4 Tankers Delivered To Japan

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Seattle Times
February 21, 2008
Boeing's 767 military-tanker program on Tuesday delivered the first air-refueling tanker for Japan's Air Force — just a week before the U.S. Air Force announces the winner of a massive contract to replace a large portion of its air-tanker fleet.
After a final review by Japanese Ministry of Defense officials, the airplane took off from Boeing's tanker-modification center in Wichita, Kan., on a 12-hour nonstop flight to Gifu, Japan, near Nagoya. Boeing said it will deliver the second Japan tanker immediately after formal acceptance of the first delivery.
Japan has ordered four of the 767 tankers. Boeing had to fix performance problems that arose during flight test, making the first delivery a year late.
 
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