Airbus A400M Atlas airctaft, operated by the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, practising air drops in South Oxfordshire, UK. The aircraft are based at RAF Brize Norton, and are seen here flying at an altitude of around 900ft, as they run in to the target drop zone, which was some distance away from the camera (about 3 miles!), hence the heat haze

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Size: 3719px × 2479px
Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Stephen Foote / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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