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Exclusive: Op Shader - The Aircraft & People Behind The Mission

It's a year this month since the start of Op Shader, the RAF's contribution to the air campaign against Islamic State. Our reporter Simon...

Simon Newton
It's a year this month since the start of Op Shader, the RAF's contribution to the air campaign against Islamic State.
A team of technicians makes sure all aircraft complex systems are working properly
A team of technicians makes sure all aircraft complex systems are working properly
 
Our reporter Simon Newton has been given unprecedented access to those involved in the operation.
 
In the second of his exclusive reports from Cyprus, he looks at some of the intelligence gathering and command aircraft involved in the mission.
 
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