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Eurofighter aircraft: Libya Mission marks 1,000 operational hours on Typhoons for RAF pilot

London, UK - For Squadron Leader Jody McMeeking

For Squadron Leader Jody McMeeking, a ‘dawn patrol’ mission over Libya as part of NATO’s commitment to protecting the civilian population saw him rack up his 1,000th flying hour on the Typhoon aircraft. That’s quite an achievement when you consider that each Libyan fast jet sortie is typically around six hours duration. With around 2,000 hours flying time in total, over half of 32 year old Sqn...

fra/pec - 1132857
Rome, Italy, 08/12/2011 09:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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