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By New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
January 21, 2011
WASHINGTON — A large part of a midair refueling boom broke off of an Airbus plane during a training exercise, the company said Thursday, adding a possible complication to the Air Force’s effort to award a $35 billion contract for new tankers.
Airbus executives said the cause of the accident,....