Hercules transport plane being refuelled by another Herc in mid-air en route to the Falklands in 1982

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This young pilot was ferrying troops and military equipment from Britain to the Falklands during the war with Argentina. Picture taken while the plane was being refuelled by another Hercules in mid-Atlantic.

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Size: 5137px × 3332px
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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