A Royal Air Force Tristar at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. The RAF has a mixed fleet of nine hose-and-drogue extended Lockheed L-1011 TriStar aircraft, which are operated by No 216 Squadron, based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, in the air transport (AT) and air-to-air refuelling (AAR) roles. The aircraft, which previously saw airline service when they were owned by British Airways and Pan Am, were purchased by the RAF in the early 1980s. *Organization: RAF *Object Name: AKR-Unclass-20130829-0856-006 *Category: MOD *Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Aircraft, Support, TriStar *Keywords: RAF Akrotiri, Tristar, Royal Air Force, RAF, Equipment, Aircraft, Transport *Country: Cyprus