Sentence examples for refuelling plane from inspiring English sources

A rescue effort collapsed when a helicopter collided with a refuelling plane.

The air-to-air refuelling plane, dubbed a "great petrol station in the sky", flew its last operational mission on Monday.

Germany has announced it will contribute surveillance and refuelling planes over Syria.

They were accompanied by refuelling planes and helicopters for rescuing any downed crews.

The US operates a base used for refuelling planes in Afghanistan, about 200 miles north of Osh.

The air force is in worse shape than the army or navy, and support aircraft (refuelling planes and so on) are in worse shape than fighters and bombers.

But Kyrgyzstan said in February that it was closing Manas, which the American-led coalition uses to ferry thousands of troops into Afghanistan each year and as a base for refuelling planes for combat aircraft.Behind the decision was Russia.

Only Jordan has claimed to have attacked Isis; the rest of King Abdullah's allies in the Arab "coalition of the willing" – how quickly we have forgotten that this was George W Bush's expression for those nations which supported his 2003 Iraq invasion – appear to have limited their co-operation to providing airstrips, refuelling planes and perhaps patrolling the peaceful waters of the Gulf.

Government sources said one of the RAF's air-to-air refuelling planes is to be converted for ministers to use on long-haul trips at a cost of up to £10m.

The report warns that delays to new RAF transport and refuelling planes could lead to critical shortfalls until 2017.

A report in The New York Times on Monday said the UAE had provided the military aircraft, aerial refuelling planes and crews while Egypt gave access to its air bases.