EXPRESS DELIVERY: Royal Navy Drops Supplies To British Antarctic Survey

A Royal Air Force Atlas A400M has airdropped vital fuel supplies to the British Antarctic Survey after launching from the Falkland Island.

The impressive Airbus A400M Atlas is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft.

Royal Air Force Atlas A400M, a military transport aircraft, flies in undated footage. The aircraft airdropped vital fuel supplies to the British Antarctic Survey. (RAF Brize Norton/Newsflash)

The A400M’s maiden flight, originally planned for 2008, took place on 11th December 2009 from Seville Airport, Spain.