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Thursday, November 28, 2013

First Airbus Military A400M makes its final flight

Grizzly OneNearly four years after its maiden flight, the first Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has been retired and is to be placed on public display.

Development aircraft MSN1 – affectionately known as Grizzly 1 – made its final flight from Toulouse on 4 November, manned by exactly the same crew that first took it airborne from Seville on 11 December 2009.

In addition, MSN3 has been placed in long-term storage in flyable condition. It is not intended to fly again but could be returned to flight-test duties if required.

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