If you thought RAF jets were owned by the RAF, think again.
The RAF squadron targeted for a repaint by Palestine Action due to its involvement in supplying Israel's genocide, does not in fact belong to the RAF at all. It belongs ultimately to Polygon Global Partners LLP, a Hedge Fund.
Through a chain of seven cutout companies, which I will take you through, the direct ownership is with Airtanker Ltd, which gives its address as RAF Brize Norton. It owns, maintains and operates the RAF's Voyager refuelling aircraft, which have been providing mid-air refuelling to the Israeli Defence Forces as well as carrying, in their cargo role, munitions to the IDF.
Note that Airtanker Ltd states that five of the Voyager aircraft while available to the RAF: "can also be made available to other parties. This can include providing military capability to other nations...".
Whether the aircraft have been operated by the RAF on behalf of the Israelis, or whether they have been "provided to" the IDF direct, is an interesting question. Is this designed to build in plausible deniability for the UK government?
Eight of the Voyager Aircraft though fully painted in RAF livery, actually are the property of Airtanker Ltd.
It is not plain whether the other six - also the property of Airtanker Ltd but only occasionally used by the RAF - are also in RAF livery. The company does not show any photographs of jets not in RAF livery.
So who owns Airtanker Ltd? Well, the "person with significant control" on the
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