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jderden777
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2011-02-23 GMT-5 hours 
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A pair of Mirage F1s from the Libyan AF defected to Malta on Monday, after initially declaring an emergency. Good on the pilots for not going through with their orders...
Article here Article + video Some good photos here: http://www.airplane-pictures.net/news.php?p=929 My soul is in the sky. |
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Vasmadár
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2011-02-23 GMT-5 hours 
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Thanks the useful information.
 
Lets Fly! :) |
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101wingman
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2011-02-24 GMT-5 hours
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Quote i just heard that the pilots ejected from their aircraft rather than carry out their orders. is this the same? |
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ironfan
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2011-02-24 GMT-5 hours
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No that was another incident after the first.
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101wingman
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2011-02-24 GMT-5 hours
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ironfan
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2011-02-24 GMT-5 hours
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Here's the Reuters report but no pictures.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/23/us-libya-protests-plane-idUSTRE71M3B820110223 |
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101wingman
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2011-02-24 GMT-5 hours
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Quote thanks. (i will post revelant links here if i find some.) i see that the aircraft invloved were Sukhoi-22, i thought they were Mirage's. {i am still looking for pic, if i come across them i will post here.) |
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2011-02-24 GMT-5 hours 
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Photos just got posted:
Thanks Mark. -Ray |
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101wingman
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2011-02-25 GMT-5 hours
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Quote great pic's. thanks for posting Ray. are these the aircraft involved? |
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2011-02-25 GMT-5 hours
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Quote just saw some great shot's on CNN ot these aircraft on the ground, will post links as soon as i can. |
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ironfan
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2011-02-25 GMT-5 hours
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The Mirages are the ones that defected to Malta, the Sukhois are the ones that crashed after the pilots ejected.
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101wingman
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2011-02-25 GMT-5 hours
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Quote i just heard on CNN the Sukhoi pilots were executed for not following orders. (R.I.P guys.) Found the link to the report. http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/02/24/bpr.wedeman.libya.benghazi.cnn.html |
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