Libya Update Thread - 48 hours for Libyan Freedom ??

[jon93]

Well there goes ceasfire number 2.

[PeteHemsley]

ascot 7216 just called malta to cancel his flight plan.

[CHINOOKER]

Seen a brief bit on BBC 24 that Libyan TV is reporting that a Qatari plane has been shot down over Tripoli....Could possibly be Gadaffi propaganda however!...anyone else have any info??

[alnewhaven]

got panther 11 on malta atc now. also a kc135 checked in to say who he is due to hook up with. this is a first for me

viper 23 just checking in to hook up with exxon

Maltese lad who posts on Scotavnet posted this a couple of hours ago

over flyers Sun just now as i write
Panther 11, 12 21 just passed over Malta Tornados Italian AF bombarded Tripoli

Exon also refuelling nor sure of type

[Duane Hewitt]

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Rich

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WZ08ddA5-c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

BBC already posted the preflight vid profiling both crews faces, shouldn't see it being a problem.

[beefsteak]

Talking of all this media tosh, did any body see last nights, cough ,cough, 'up to the minute' report on Channel 5 ??
For christs sake they were showing pictures of Sea Harriers taking off from a carrier !!!!

[pikey01]

Talking of all this media tosh, did any body see last nights, cough ,cough, 'up to the minute' report on Channel 5 ??
For christs sake they were showing pictures of Sea Harriers taking off from a carrier !!!!

That's ok, last week the bbc showed a USN carrier in the med launching a tomcat! On the Al Jazerra blog there is a link to a Libyan twiiter account which has a recording from "a USAF EC130j turbo prop aircraft telling a Libyan ship not to leave port or it may be destroyed"

[Thunder]

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Rich

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WZ08ddA5-c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

BBC already posted the preflight vid profiling both crews faces, shouldn't see it being a problem.

Somehow I think that is a leaked video if not then someone within the MoD has boo booed big time. The biggest no no in any material like this is to show the crews faces or names, hard to tell as it looks like they are wearing immersion suits, but I can't see any unit patches or name tags which would normally be removed before any mission like this, even their White t shirts don't have the usual Squadron crest often seen just under the neck.

[Thunder]

I was under the impression that since the First Gulf War and the videos of captured aircrew it wasn't deemed appropriate to identify. I know that when I was in Iraq I was told never to have any faces or names tags etc etc... in any photos that I was taking.

[Mike]

I'm suspicious about how old that video is - it could have been filmed weeks or even months ago,just a short video that the RAF has published to keep the media happy.
I didn't think faces or badges were allowed to be shown either.

[Ben Montgomery]

Talking of all this media tosh, did any body see last nights, cough ,cough, 'up to the minute' report on Channel 5 ??
For christs sake they were showing pictures of Sea Harriers taking off from a carrier !!!!

Only one I saw on Channel 5 last night showed an AV-8B landing on a carrier, no SHARs?

[urkles]

It wasnt allowed in 1999 when the SHARS were doing the no fly zone, Kate Adie did her interviews with pilots with just flying overalls and no patches and they kept there flight helmets on, I guess the same rules apply

[T_J]

Pentagon video briefing.

http://player.theplatform.com/ps/player ... RoylF3hTlS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

TJ

[StuBie]

In todays Mirror there is a photo of a B2 and a caption 'Three stealth bombers based in Italy launched precision-guided bombs on Libyan targets'

I think the reporters geography is slightly off as Missouri is a fair distance from Italy!

[T_J]

The issue of showing Aircrew doesn't appear to be an issue? Media have been running TV footage at Gioia del Colle. RAF Pilots are seen being briefed with no attempt to hide faces. If you go onto the MoD image library there are regular images from Afghanistan showing faces and even revealing identities and units. Even three years ago the MoD were presenting footage from Afghanistan of Army Air Corps Pilots and Aircrew with faces revealed including names.

TJ

[T_J]

The MoD have just announced that RAF Typhoons have completed their first combat missions over Libya. Well done all!

TJ

[TankBuster]

The MoD have just announced that RAF Typhoons have completed their first combat missions over Libya. Well done all!

TJ

Nice one!

Was this an air to air, or air to ground combat sortie for the Tiffie I wonder?...


TankBuster

[TS010]

BBC News just showed footage of a Typhoon taxiing and taking from Gioa del Col. It was in QRA fit as far as I could tell.

[madcat11]

Punching holes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wildy]

The MoD have just announced that RAF Typhoons have completed their first combat missions over Libya. Well done all!

TJ

Nice one!

Was this an air to air, or air to ground combat sortie for the Tiffie I wonder?...


TankBuster

air to air i am told......... but would be surprised if the phoons didnt go out with not at least i enhanced PV2 ?????