Il Salvataggio dei piloti dell’F-15E caduto in territorio libico
Su Christian Science Monitor e’ stato pubblicato un articolo sulla missione di soccorso dei due piloti dell’F-15E del 494 FS/48th Wing precipitato l’altro ieri notte. Qui di seguito la timeline tratta dal medesimo:
It was approximately 11:33 p.m. local time that the F-15 went down east of Benghazi, according to Marine Corps officials.
At 12:50 a.m., the AV-8B Harriers launched from the USS Kearsarge to provide support for the downed pilot. Five minutes later, US military leadership approved the rescue mission known in the Marine Corps as Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel, or TRAP. These rescues are generally launched when the exact whereabouts of the downed pilot are known.
By 1:20 a.m., the Harriers were above the pilot, and a nearby F-16 was in communication with him.
By 1:30, the Marine Corps was ready to launch two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters – among the heaviest in the US military – with some 46 marines onboard. At 1:51, the CH-53Es launched.
In the meantime, two MV-22 Ospreys launched from the USS Kearsarge at 1:33 a.m.
It was also at 1:33 that the Harriers dropped two 500-pound bombs, according to a timeline provided by the Marine Corps.
By 2:38 a.m., one of the Ospreys had landed, picking up the downed pilot.
At 3 a.m., the plane carrying the pilot landed on the deck of the USS Kearsarge.
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Una coppia di F-15E del 494 FS (RAF Lakenheath) identici a quello precipitato in Libia (pic: U.S. Air Force)
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