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A VC10 provides air transport and aerial refuelling for the fighters.

When a fighter is launched it is almost immediately followed by the VC10 as changeable weather conditions might make diversion to another airfield necessary.

The Hercules provides resupply missions through the use of air-drops and also carries out maritime patrol.

The latter is an important mission to the Falkland Islands government as the Hercules verifies that all fishing vessels are licensed ; at £ 1, 000 per licence per season this is an extremely lucrative source of income.