Reply With Quote...and what if they not were exactly defectors?
Malta has had an air force (the Maltese call it their "air wing") since independence. But they've never had anything like these Mirage jets. I doubt they'll bust out stencils and paint the George Cross on them though. Instead, they'll probably be handed back to whatever government the Libyans end up with after this upheaval is over.Originally Posted by Hyde
Great, now Malta has an air force!
http://www.maltaspotting.com/airwingafm.htm
...and what if they not were exactly defectors?
Aren't some of the helicopters used by the Maltese Air Wing ex-Libyan?
Maybe this was just a sales promotion for more.
Open Water was filmed in Malta.
Don't mess with Malta.
More pics.
Yeap, here you go:
1 hour ago Two civilian helicopters, which landed without authorisation after leaving Libya, are seen at Malta International Airport outside Valletta February 21, 2011. Police were questioning seven passengers who landed in European Union member state Malta from Libya on board the two French-registered helicopters. The government sources said the helicopters left Libya without authorisation by the Libyan aviation authorities and that only one of the seven passengers -- who say they are French citizens -- had a passport. A French Foreign Ministry spokesman could not immediately confirm the information as it was still being verified.
Yes, at least three Alouette IIIs were donated to the Air Wing by Libya.
Are those cluster bombs? If so that's fvcking disgusting.
Dude,
Great pics, as always.
That's rockets pods, and yes it's quite fvcked up to use it against unarmed civilians.
I hope these pilots have secured their family members.
As you can see by the registrations F- and the Operators name HELI-UNION the Helicopters are actually french owned and are not all that rare visitors to malta.. they have been there before the unrest.1 hour ago Two civilian helicopters, which landed without authorisation after leaving Libya, are seen at Malta International Airport outside Valletta February 21, 2011. Police were questioning seven passengers who landed in European Union member state Malta from Libya on board the two French-registered helicopters. The government sources said the helicopters left Libya without authorisation by the Libyan aviation authorities and that only one of the seven passengers -- who say they are French citizens -- had a passport. A French Foreign Ministry spokesman could not immediately confirm the information as it was still being verified.
I think its these ones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma...mm_SNEB_RP.jpg
Unguided rockets.
Me too.
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Taking a closer look at the configuration one can assume something quite disturbing. The Matra rocket pods are completely loaded with rockets (quite rare sight) and the aircraft sports no fuel tanks. For the later one can also assume that the FTs were dumped on the Med, en route to Malta. Or possibly the aircraft were only loaded with rockets and were going to be used against the revolution (i.e. a short trip with no need for extra fuel).
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