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Re: Libya - UN no-fly zone - Coalition overview

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Updated the list. I also heard about a UAE A330-tanker operating out of Cagliari. Anyone can confirm?
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Iroquois wrote:Updated the list. I also heard about a UAE A330-tanker operating out of Cagliari. Anyone can confirm?
I don't think they have any A330 MRTT yet...

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The UAE A330 out of Cagliari was Emirates they used it as support
There inbound tankers were USAF KC10s
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Good evening,

Some a/c updates:
333/113-IH Rafale B EC01.091 ops 25mar> operating from Solenzara
40/102-EX Mirage 2000-5 GC01.002 ops 19mar > operating from Solenzara
LX-N90451 E-3A c/s NATO** ops 19mar > operating from Trapani/Birgi
LX-N90447 E-3A c/s NATO** ops 19mar> operating from Trapani/Birgi
91-0340/SP F-16CM 480th FS> operating also from Aviano
91-0366/SP F-16CM ''480FS com''.> operating from Aviano
683 F-16AM RNoAF/Bodo c/s NOW132a-f arr 21mar > operating from Souda instead of 662, is not there
626/133-IC Mirage 2000D EC01.003 > reported at Nancy during visit French Defence secretary on 25mar(source Sirpa-air).

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Boxhill Bob wrote:The UAE A330 out of Cagliari was Emirates they used it as support
There inbound tankers were USAF KC10s
The 330 Landing CAG Elmas was Ethiad not Emirates, also visiting Elmas on 27 March AN124 Antonov DB on support flight probably for Nederland Air Force.
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Hi all,
this is the list of UAE F16 and Mirage 2000 arived in Decimomannu AB:

F16
3004
3049
3040
3048
3077
3068

Mirage 2000
764
734
739
752
737
712

some pictures here: http://www.awti-decimo.com

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Hornet 12-17 also present at Deci
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F18 present at Decimomannu AB:

12-24
12-27
12-23
12-17

ciao!
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Good afternoon,

Additional a/c operating in the Med:
84-0189 KC-10A 60AMW ops 27mar
86-0033 KC-10A 60AMW ops 27mar
58-0118 KC-135R 92ARS Rch712
59-1458 KC-135R 121ARW OH ANG Rch713
59-1500 KC-135R 108ARS IL ANG Rch685
59-1519 KC-135R 174ARS IA ANG Rch718
62-3504 KC-135R 191ARS UT ANG Rch705
62-3516 KC-135R 197ARS AZ ANG Rch145
64-14839 KC-135R 108ARS IL ANG Rch867/826
62-4130 RC-135W 55Wg Tubby22
165810 KC-130J VMGR-252 ops 27mar
MM62181/46-46 KC-130J 50Gruppo ops 27mar
LX-N90458 E-3A NAEW&CF ops 27mar

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A few updates to the master list from the local B.A. Moron spotters:

22/03 00348 & 91459 22ARW
23/03 91468 171ARW & 91486 22ARW
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Sweden has offered 8 fighters, 1 transport and 1 surveillance aircraft for operations over Libya!
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Apparently A-10's are also involved in the ataacks on Libya.

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt said it also fired on two smaller Libyan vessels traveling with the larger ship, destroying one and forcing the other to be abandoned, the statement said.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... ccec371a6f
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maurits wrote:Good afternoon,

165810 KC-130J VMGR-252 ops 27mar
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165810 is operating from NAS Sigonella, with 165738.
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According to Ellsworth.af.mil the following B-1B's were involved, tie up with callsign unknown:

85-0060/EL 34th BS mks
86-0095/EL 34th BS mks
86-0138/EL 37th BS mks

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62-4138 RC-135W is operating out of Mildenhall as Snoop57

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B-1's were involved? From which base were they operating?
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