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Libyan punchouts: true or myth?

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Old 1st Mar 2011, 09:23
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Cheers Wrathers. I have been reading up on the the Aouzou Strip conflict - seemingly, the Libyan Air Force refused to fly against the French at that time.
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Old 4th Mar 2011, 02:17
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Stepwilk - am I right in assuming that the "him" you refer to is the RAF Canberra pilot referred to in post 2, not the Libyan guy referred to in post 1? Clarification would be appreciated?

That'd be a rog. Canberra guy.
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Old 4th Mar 2011, 08:08
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Well, as the guy's case has been well discussed since the original post, it would appear that far from being either a traitor or a fearless fighter for principle (depending on your viewpoint) he was actually just trying to cover up his incompetence.
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Old 4th Mar 2011, 10:28
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The most amusing story I have seen so far concerns the Libyan Air Force helicopter pilot who "ejected himself into the sea"
We could discuss meat slicers, but that would be uncalled for.
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