R Richard New member Mar 18, 2011 #1 Holy crap, have you seen this picture supposedly over Libya's capitol.
J Jim Logajan Administrator Staff member Mar 19, 2011 #2 Shot down by what I wonder - small arms fire? What are the rebels armed with - and presumably trained to use - that would bring it down?
Shot down by what I wonder - small arms fire? What are the rebels armed with - and presumably trained to use - that would bring it down?
J Jim Logajan Administrator Staff member Mar 19, 2011 #3 Jim Logajan said: Shot down by what I wonder - small arms fire? What are the rebels armed with - and presumably trained to use - that would bring it down? Click to expand... Answering my own question: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...i-fights-for-its-life-as-Gaddafi-attacks.html Rebels do have some anti-aircraft guns. The article is better than most I'm finding in that it is definitely an account from a reporter in Benghazi. The sobering thing is that the rebels may have knocked down a jet flown by a defecting comrade.
Jim Logajan said: Shot down by what I wonder - small arms fire? What are the rebels armed with - and presumably trained to use - that would bring it down? Click to expand... Answering my own question: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...i-fights-for-its-life-as-Gaddafi-attacks.html Rebels do have some anti-aircraft guns. The article is better than most I'm finding in that it is definitely an account from a reporter in Benghazi. The sobering thing is that the rebels may have knocked down a jet flown by a defecting comrade.
