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Libyan airplane asked for an unauthorized refuelling, Italian Air Force ordered a F-16 scramble
Rome, Italy - It happened at Ciampino Airport on last Saturday but all was solved without any problem
A warning signal involved Italian skies on last Saturday, November 26. A Libyan Beechcraft 200 overflying the country after leaving from Germany and bound for Tripoli, asked for an authorization to land at Rome-Ciampino Airport for a refuelling operation early in the afternoon, despite it had not been scheduled in flight plan. Competent authorities immediately ordered a quick takeoff by a F-16 of Italian...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 131865
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency