Libya - UN no-fly zone - Operations

[Arjan]

According to media, French Rafales opened fire against Libyan targets!

[zerofive]

Libia, via to the first French aerial attack. Exploded the festivity in Tahrir public square to Tobruk Hit 4 tanks. British frigate leaves Cagliari, Bottoming drill airplane in motion

http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche ... 70705.html

[Tintin]

Till now, four Adla Rafales took off from BA113 this morning, followed par two more with RECCE pods, plus two M2000-5 from BA102 and two 2000D from BA133.
Tomorrow, carrier Charles de Gaulle will leave Toulon to rejoin the area.

[Stratofreighter]

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/afric ... tml?hpt=T1
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12795971

The French plane fired the first shot in Libya at 1645 GMT and destroyed its target, according to a military spokesman.

French planes also flew reconnaissance missions over "all Libyan territory", French military sources said earlier.

Around 20 French aircraft were involved in Saturday's operation, a defence ministry official told the Reuters news agency.

[Arjan]

US Ships fired several Tomahawk cruisemissiles. According to PM Cameron from the UK also British military came into action allthough it is not yet known how they did so.

[joost]

US Ships fired several Tomahawk cruisemissiles. According to PM Cameron from the UK also British military came into action allthough it is not yet known how they did so.

Tornado's just took off from Marham

[Yespur]

US Ships fired several Tomahawk cruisemissiles. According to PM Cameron from the UK also British military came into action allthough it is not yet known how they did so.

110 tomahawks on their way to Libya, according to CNN

[wamovements]

Strike Eagles just took off as well.

[Arjan]

According to the Pentagon five countries opened their attack on Libya this saturday.
France, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada and Italy are the five countries involved.
The name of this operation is now called Operation Odyssey Dawn.

The first objectives are the anti aircraft positions around the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Misrata. Libyan states television reports that a fuel depot has been bombed.

About 25 allied naval vessels, three of them being US submarines, are part of the attack force.

[Hurricane]

Reports claim a Libyan shotdown of a French fighter

[Oscar01]

Hi,

These were "normal" missions (perparations). Live missions just took off from Marham and Brize.

Regards,
Oz

US Ships fired several Tomahawk cruisemissiles. According to PM Cameron from the UK also British military came into action allthough it is not yet known how they did so.

Tornado's just took off from Marham

[Oscar01]

Were "normal" (preparation) missions. They just took off for deployment.

Support is a NATO C-17 (03).
Oscar

Strike Eagles just took off as well.

[Arjan]

Libyan media reports the shootdown of a French fighter!

[Rockville]

Reports claim a Libyan shotdown of a French fighter

Has been denied by French authorities.

[Rockville]

According to PM Cameron from the UK also British military came into action allthough it is not yet known how they did so.

Trafalgar class submarine.