SPAIN: Spanish bombers depart for Cerdena

Record ID: 357278

  • Title: SPAIN: Spanish bombers depart for Cerdena
  • Date: 20th March 2011
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (MARCH 19, 2011) (REUTERS) TORREJON DE ARDOZ MILITARY BASE IN MADRID CONTROL TOWER AT TORREJON MILITARY BASE BOMBER TAKING OFF HANGARS AT TORREJON MILITARY BASE BOMBER TAKING OFF CONTROL TOWER BOMBER TAKING OFF TORREJON DE ARDOZ MILITARY BASE FOUR BOMBERS LEAVING MADRID
  • Embargoed: 4th April 2011 13:00
  • Keywords:
  • Location: Spain, Spain
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Defence / Military
  • Reuters ID: LVA3GJOAGNJVMLHCW0GAIPBZGP89
  • Story Text: Four Spanish F-18 fighters took off from Madrid's military airbase of Torrejon de Ardoz on Saturday (March 19) as a part of a military action authorised by the United Nations against Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
    The aircraft, which departed at 1830 local (1730GMT), were on route to the Italian airbase of Cerdena in Sardinia from which are expected to be deployed to Libya.
    Apart from the F-18s, Spain has offered the coalition a Boeing 707 refuelling plane, a submarine, a naval frigate and a surveillance plane to enforce an embargo on Libya, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero confirmed on Saturday.
    Two Spanish bases - Rota in Cadiz and Moron in in Sevilla -- have also been made available by the Spanish government for use in the military operation.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register