F-15 Down

cyrusdvirus

UASF F-15 down in Libya. One pilot recovered, the other being sought.

Edit, both rescued

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/22/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1

BrianD

gatecrash wrote: »

UASF F-15 down in Libya. One pilot recovered, the other being sought.

Edit, both rescued

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/22/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1

According to Sky, one back at base they other still in rebel hands but on his way back. Reports of civilians being shot. Americans will make a statement later on it.

Steyr

Looks like a flat spin crash.

Steyr

This picture taken early evening on March 21, 2011 shows the US F-15 jet which crashed in Libya as it prepares to take off for its mission from Aviano air base in Italy

Picture: AFP/GETTY



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8397634/Libyan-residents-discover-wreckage-of-US-plane.html?image=5

maquiladora

F15 that crashed in #Libya destroyed by US precison-guided missile, @natlsecuritycnn reports


Oooops...

Raging_Ninja

maquiladora wrote: »

F15 that crashed in #Libya destroyed by US precison-guided missile, @natlsecuritycnn reports


Oooops...

Deliberately targeted after it crashed in order to make sure sensitive equipment wasn't taken to be analyzed by the Libyans or anybody they might sell it to. Normal enough.

maquiladora

Raging_Ninja wrote: »

Deliberately targeted after it crashed in order to make sure sensitive equipment wasn't taken to be analyzed by the Libyans or anybody they might sell it to. Normal enough.

Ah I misread the tweet. Thought it was a stating that the F15 had been downed by a US missile.

Morpheus

which may explain why some rebels and civvies were hurt when the US bombed the position although apparently according to some sites the pilot called in air strikes between himself and approaching soldiers, not knowing whether they were friendlies or not.