The six RAF Boeing Sentry E-3D aircraft are temporarily out of service as a precautionary measure after the fault was discovered on a routine inspection at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.
A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said: "A routine inspection on an E-3D aircraft at RAF Waddington has revealed a technical issue with one of the in-service aircraft.
Routine E-3D operations have been temporarily suspended pending further engineering investigation. There is no loss of operational capability."
RAF E-3D's grounded
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RAF E-3D's grounded
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"That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The A-bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives." - Admiral William Leahy
"That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The A-bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives." - Admiral William Leahy
