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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Sentry aircraft cleared to fly again

[E-3D Sentry]All of the RAF's E-3D Sentry aircraft have been cleared to fly following an investigation into cracks found on the supports for the aircraft's distinctive rotating radar dome, the MoD has announced.

The fleet of seven jets had been limited to essential flights only after the cracks were found on radome supports on 12 April.

On 23 April, defence equipment minister Peter Luff told Parliament that the fault was limited to the supports on two of the aircraft.

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