There's a couple of things we know. 1. The plane initially had enough power to take-off and climb a bit - and then didn't. 2. The sole survivor from the plane states that shortly after takeoff there … (View Post)
In Libya there was already a civil war before Western jets became involved. Western airpower then intervened on the anti-Gaddafi side, and not surprisingly that meant the regime lost. I think Western… (View Post)
When has that ever happened before? It hasn't. It's a complete red herring. It's not going to happen. The nearest example would be the uprising against Saddam in the 1990-91 Gulf War - but in that co… (View Post)
Israel has about twice as many combat aircraft as Britain. Given that per capita measures are popular on here, that's roughly 2 combat aircraft per million population in the UK, and 29 in Israel. I g… (View Post)