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Royal Air Force News Friday, March 8, 2019 P9

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NATO MISSION

Typhoon set for Baltic beat

Ed Palmer
RAF Wittering
ROYAL AIR Force drivers are
deploying tonnes of equipment
to Estonia as the UK prepares to
send Typhoon jets to supportNato
operations in the Baltic.
The first convoy of seven trucks
rolled out of the Cambridgeshire
station carrying spares and
equipment ahead of the arrival of
four Typhoons to patrol the skies
from Amari air station in Estonia
later this year. a Nato-led operation to protect the
Wittering based 2 Mechanical airspace of the three Baltic states of
Squadron will deliver nearly 600 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
tonnes of aircraft spares and airfield The RAF has taken part in the
vehicles to enable the RAF fast jets mission every year since 2014,
to operate. deploying Typhoons to intercept
Cpl Jack Coppack, the lead rogue aircraft closing in on Nato-
planner for this operation, said: controlled airspace.
“We’ve been coordinating the loads RAF Wittering Station
to be ready and prepared so that we Commander Gp Capt Tony Keeling
can deliver everything to the ferry said: “We’re making an important
port and ensure that we can move contribution to a major Nato HIT THE ROAD: 2MT convoy leaves
everything once it gets to Estonia. operation. RAF Wittering carrying equipment
“The return journey is also a “Success in the air means you to support Typhoon deployment to
Estonia, left, RAF combat jet at Amari
factor and clearances have to be need all the right elements on airbase in 2015. PHOTOS: SAC KIM
arranged for the convoys when they the ground and that’s where our WATERSON/CPL JIMMY WISE
come home.” specialist engineering and logistics
The Baltic air-policing mission is squadrons make a real difference.”

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