We thought we’d give you a look at the type of aircraft that could have involved in last night’s rescue of the F-15E Strike Eagle pilot who crash landed in Libya. Right now, all we know for sure is that at least one MV-22 Osprey from the Marine Corps’ 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit was involved. It’s also rumored […]
From the monthly archives:
March 2011
Here’s some high-quality video of the F-15E Strike Eagle that “crash landed” in Libya last night courtesy of Britain’s Channel 4 News. Watch for the wreckage of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at the 28-second mark. We’re glad the crew made it out ok. Here’s more info on the jet.
In another Odyssey Dawn operational first, a Marine Corps V-22 Osprey was used in the TRAP mission that picked up the downed Strike Eagle pilot in eastern Libya a few hours ago, a defense official who spoke on background told DT. This is the CSAR debut for the Osprey. In other details around the story, […]
Here’s a smaller weapon to add to yesterday’s list or arms that are making their combat debuts in the Libyan air war. This AP photo from March 19 shows a French Rafale fighter equipped with what looks like Thales’ Areos photo-reconnaissance pod right on the jet’s centerline. It could well be the first combat op where the Rafales […]
A DT reader who ID’d himself only as Mike J sent us a link to a webpage that highlights F-15E 91–0304, apparently the airplane that crashed in Libya a few hours ago. Not sure how Mike knows, but we thank him for the link (and we’ll verify the rumor ASAP). Eagle-eye Mike J got the tail […]
