RAAF begins flight missions over Iraq, as part of campaign against Islamic State

By David Wroe
Updated October 1 2014 - 6:23pm, first published 3:11pm
A RAAF Hornet refueling off a KC-30 tanker in a file picture. Photo: Mark Smith
A RAAF Hornet refueling off a KC-30 tanker in a file picture. Photo: Mark Smith
A RAAF Hornet refueling off a KC-30 tanker in a file picture. Photo: Mark Smith
A RAAF Hornet refueling off a KC-30 tanker in a file picture. Photo: Mark Smith
A RAAF Hornet refueling off a KC-30 tanker in a file picture. Photo: Mark Smith
A RAAF Hornet refueling off a KC-30 tanker in a file picture. Photo: Mark Smith
A RAAF Hornet refueling off a KC-30 tanker in a file picture. Photo: Mark Smith
A RAAF Hornet refueling off a KC-30 tanker in a file picture. Photo: Mark Smith

RAAF planes will on Wednesday start flying missions over Iraq to support coalition aircraft in a deepening of Australia's military involvement in the campaign against the Islamic State terror group.

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