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The Lockheed TriStar was an air-to-air tanker and transport aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). All were converted civilian Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar airliners—previously operated by British Airways and Pan American World Airways—and entered service with the RAF in 1984.The converted aircraft were purchased following the Falklands War after a requirement for additional air-to-air refuelling operations had been identified.
