RAF cargo plane arrives in France to aid Mali operations
An RAF C17 cargo plane has arrived at a Paris airbase to help French military efforts in Mali.The plane is the first of two British planes being sent to help French operations.
It will load up with French armoured vehicles and other equipment before flying to the West African state on Monday.
The plane flew from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to the Evreux airbase where it will be loaded with French armoured vehicles and other equipment before flying to Bamako. It will make just one trip.
A second C17 cargo plane, being supplied by the RAF, will shuttle between Mali and France for the next few days.
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