Air Force Grounds Fleet
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WASHINGTON — The Air Force said Friday it had grounded its Italian-made fleet of 10 C-27A transport aircraft for safety checks after small cracks were found in a tail attachment on one plane.
All of the twin-engine turboprop planes, the military version of the commercial Alenia G-222 built in Naples, Italy, are based in Panama.
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