Reply #21: RAF Sentinel Patrol over Libya - No Fly Zone [View All]

[tabatha]

Top secret reconnaissance aircraft, which are normally based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, have been patrolling the skies over Libya as part of the No Fly Zone. They've been scouring the desert for signs of tanks, artillery and missile systems which may be used to attack the civilian population. The Sentinel R1 is equipped with powerful radar systems which can search over hundreds of square miles. BBC reporter Geoff Maskell is also an RAF Reservist. In that capacity he became the first journalist to join the crew from 5 Squadron on an operational sortie over Libya.

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