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This is how we do it. 😎 Watch how we converted the first #A330MRTT for the Ejército del Aire y del Espacio from a civilian airliner to the advanced tanker transport aircraft it is today: from equipping the refuelling system ⛽, to painting 🎨, to the first test flight. ✈️

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