Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 5)
Previous debriefings: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 The news of Day 5 is that the Libyan Arab Republic Air Force "no longer exists as a fighting force",…
Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 4)
Previous debriefings: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 of Odyssey Dawn opened with the news of the F-15E Strike Eagle (91-0304/LN 492FS) which crashed in Libya during the…
Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 3)
Previous debriefings: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 of Operation Odyssey Dawn showed how the air campaign in Libya has entered the "mobile SAMs hunt" phase. This is what the…
Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 2)
In a few words Day 1 of Operation Odyssey Dawn saw the Build-up, the French "show of force", and the evening TLAM attack. More information can be found in my…
Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 1)
On Mar. 19, 2011, incidentally exactly 8 years since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a medium scale operation to protect Libyan people from attacks of forces loyal to Gaddafi…
MiG-23 shot down over Benghazi
A MiG-23 initially thought of as belonging to the Gaddafi's Libyan Arab Republic Air Force (LARAF) but later officially confirmed as flown by the Free Libyan Air Force (FLAF) was…