Luftwaffe Airbus A310-304 MRTT at Cologne-Bonn.
Luftwaffe Airbus A310-304 Multi Role Tanker Transporters variant (MRTT) (10+23) taxiing to the apron at Flughafen Köln-Bonn.
The 2-engine Airbus A310-304 is a tanker and transport aircraft based on the Airbus A310.
Besides carrying cargo and passengers, this aircraft can also refuel other aircraft such as fighter jets in the air.
On 21 June 2022, the German Air Force retired its last Airbus A310-304 MRTT from service. The aircraft in the picture was previously withdrawn from service and scrapped in 2021.
This photo was taken on 4 August 2017.
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