Super Tucanos touch down in the Philippines
The first batch of long-awaited Embraer A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft began touching down in the Philippines on 19 September after completing an arduous multi-stop journey from Brazil.
Since leaving Sao Paulo in late August, the aircraft destined for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) progressively stopped over in the Canary Islands, Portugal, Malta, Egypt, the UAE, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam.
The touchdown of the first four A-29Bs in the Philippines occurred at Clark Air Base, with the other two held up in Delhi while they awaited clearance, according to Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong.
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