Boeing KC-767 Tankers for Italian Air Force Formally Enter into Service

PRATICA DI MARE, Italy, May 17, 2011 -- The first two Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-767 advanced aerial refueling tankers for the Italian Air Force (ItAF) formally entered into service today during a public ceremony near Rome. In this photo, the first ItAF tanker departs Boeing's tanker modification facility in Wichita, Kan., in January 2010 on its ferry flight to Italy.

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Photo credit: Boeing photo
Neg. #: MWF11-003N-288

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