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Description A Royal Air Force (RAF) Handley Page Victor K.1 tanker of No. 55 Squadron RAF from RAF Marham, England, refuels a U.S. Navy Grumman KA-6D 'Intruder' (BuNo 152892) from Attack Squadron VA-65 'Tigers' during the NATO exercise 'Royal Knight' over the North Atlantic. VA-65 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) for a deployment to the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea from 16 September 1971 to 16 March 1972.
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