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Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 23, 2011
Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 22, 2011
Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 21, 2011
Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 20, 2011
Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 19, 2011
Aviation

Why NATO, French and US AWACS have been constantly monitoring the Libyan airspace well before the No-Fly Zone was voted

In the last few days I have often had the opportunity to talk with journalists, spotters and enthusiasts about the Libyan uprising that was also the subject of an interview…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 17, 2011
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