Libyan Conflict (images/videos)

[kbullet]

:thumbup:rifle SA8 ...... shack

 

@ 1:10 min in the video :thumbup:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12814541

Edited March 22, 2011 by kbullet

[jpm1]

short summary of forces participating (it's late i'll finish tomorrow)

 

french forces engaged on saturday

 

St dizier airbase on saturday

 

loading AASM on a Rafale on saturday

 

(probably sunday morning)

 

B-2 @ Whiteman (returning from sunday morning run)

 

8 rafales and 6 super-etendards take off from Landvisiau to rejoin CDG carrier on sunday

[Stickers]

I snapped this picture when I was doing Flying Crew Chief stuff for C-17s back in 2008. We only spent 3 or so hours on the ground in Tripoli. This was from the flight deck.

[Napa]

I wonder how capable are those Migs?

[zakobi]

The front mig-23 is a two seater... Anyone know if they operate the mig-27?

[Agg]

They dont. Wikipedia has a nice overview of the Libyan air force, guess its considerably smaller now though...

Edited March 22, 2011 by Agg
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[asparagin]

Apparently a F-15 E crashed in Libya. One crew member so far recovered.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12816226

[RogueRunner]

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/US-warplane-crashes-in-Libya-report-20110322

 

F15E did a force lob it seems. They only talk about the pilot, hope the WSO is ok.

[Sanch0]

F-15E landed at the ground:

 

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8397587/Libya-US-fighter-jet-crash-lands-in-field-near-Benghazi.html

 

What happened to the second pilot?

 

Edit:

Looks like both pilots are safe.

Edited March 22, 2011 by Sanch0

[Sulman]

Landed totally flat, by appearances, no trail that can be seen - rather like those MiG-29 images from Allied Force in '99.

 

I wonder if something hit it.

[bumfire]

both pilots recovered, blaming it on mechanical failure, no mention of hostile action.

 

I suspect machanical failure after it got hit by something, whether AAA or Sams or birds.

Edited March 22, 2011 by bumfire

[Steel Jaw]

Too bad about the mud hen, the US cannot afford to be losing them with production long shut down.

[Andrei]

Too bad about the mud hen, the US cannot afford to be losing them with production long shut down.

 

You know... For some of us, the less - the merrier :) It's good to know that the pilots are OK though.

[Wolverine]

both pilots recovered, blaming it on mechanical failure, no mention of hostile action.

 

I suspect machanical failure after it got hit by something, whether AAA or Sams or birds.

 

Even if it was shot down, like I suspect, they are not going to admit it anyway. Too much of a propaganda coup for Libya.

 

Nice to hear that the Pilot and WSO was picked up ok, hopefully without any injuries.

[Vekkinho]

In taht video we can see AIM-120C with serial number dating from 2004...phew...USAFE really needs to dump that old ammo somewhere but is prohibited to do so in Lakenheat and transport it back to US is costly.

 

Hence conflicts like this 'round the world!

[Vekkinho]

With F-35 behind the corner making it's way into actice service it's great having write offs!

[159th_Viper]

[GGTharos]

Why would you suspect that? Most of the SAM sites were taken out and no one is indicating or claiming that it was hit by anything. It would be surprising if it was operating at altitudes where something from the ground could hit it to begin with - there's simply no need for that.

 

Even if it was shot down, like I suspect

[RightStuff]

Pic from a german News-Site:

 

[Sulman]

Why would you suspect that? Most of the SAM sites were taken out and no one is indicating or claiming that it was hit by anything. It would be surprising if it was operating at altitudes where something from the ground could hit it to begin with - there's simply no need for that.

 

It's very possible that an F-15E could possibly have been shot down over a combat zone by friendly or enemy action. They're not invincible, and there is so much misinformation around this conflict that we may not know what actually happened for a while.

 

Remember, the USN kept the Speicher shootdown details on the qt for a very long time, not forgetting the F-117 nonsense during Allied Force. Propoganda is a two way street.

 

I'd been thankful there were not more casualties. There's a fair amount of lethal metal in Libya.

[Pilotasso]

BBC confirms mechanical failiure as cause of the crash.

[tflash]

Well, anyhow the Mudhen reports for duty while the fancy gear is a no-show: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2011/03/why-no-f-22s-over-libya.html

[GGTharos]

Why would you send an air dominance fighter to pound ground? Pretty stupid inquiry.

[Loaded_Dice]

I wouldn't take everything that the media says for granted. In fact, even if it has been indeed shot down the officials will never initially admit that, as it was the case with the shooting down of the Aviano's squadron commander F-16CJ in '99 over Serbia until evidence leaked out. I would say that according to the pattern of the damage seen on the following pictures there is a strong case that the culprit for the 'crash' of this plane might likely be a detonation of a larger missile warhead in close proximity. On the other side the libyan side did not confirm shooting down the plane as well. It makes sense to assume it was flying at medium to high altitude since it is really stupid to fly at low altitude where the risk is high from AAA and manpads taken into consideration the obsolescence of the air defences in libya and the initial sead efforts. However, it is a possibility we shouldn't exclude, since these F-15 are pretty sturdy planes that usually don't go down by themselves in peacetime conditions due to mechanical failure :)

 

P.S. Hope I was more constructive this time, and you will not interpret my posts as politics like the last time :mad:

Edited March 22, 2011 by Loaded_Dice

[zakobi]

-snippet- to save space :P

 

The holes you say might be from missile explosion, seems too big and few, to indicate damage from shrapnels. :huh: