Col Gaddafi killed: convoy bombed by drone flown by pilot in Las Vegas

[dkf]

Col Muammar Gaddafi’s convoy was bombed by an American Predator drone and then attacked by French jets before the deposed dictator was killed by rebel fighters, defence sources disclosed.

Nato forces designated Gaddafi as a military target after the former Libyan leader’s forces started firing on civilians as they tried to escape Sirte in a convoy of up to 100 vehicles.

Gaddafi had been under surveillance by Nato forces for the past week after an intelligence breakthrough allowed them to pinpoint his location.
An American drone and an array of Nato eavesdropping aircraft had been trained on his Sirte stronghold to ensure he could not escape.

Electronic warfare aircraft, either an American Rivet Joint or a French C160 Gabriel, also picked up Gaddafi’s movements as he attempted to escape

The Predator drone, flown out of Sicily and controlled via satellite from a base outside Las Vegas, struck the convoy with a number of Hellfire anti-tank missiles. Moments later French jets, most likely Rafales, swept in, targeting the vehicles with 500lb Paveway bombs or highly accurate £600,000 AASM munitions.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8839964/Col-Gaddafi-killed-convoy-bombed-by-drone-flown-by-pilot-in-Las-Vegas.html

[KoKo]

1. Hope that Drone Gamer got a good night in Vegas after that one...He/She deserved it...!

[Firebrand Gary]

2. Gaddafi was killed by his own people.

There is new video footage from this AM in Libya where Gaddafi is alive and in custody prior to being shot in the head by his own people. The story was covered on Rachel Maddow this evening.

[Rick Myers]

3. A French aircraft and a Predator were involved...

They stopped the convoy. Then the Libyans took over... NATO had been monitoring radio traffic and knew the convoy included Quaddafi Duck...

[dkf]

7. Our intelligence assets and our operation.

[Bonobo]

4. That's not a "pilot". That is a joystick player with a dangerous weapon. nt

[Bladian]

5. Oh please.

Yeah, he hasn't been trained at all. Hell, next thing you know, he might accidentally drop something on himself!

[Bonobo]

6. Pilots ride things. nt

[Bladian]

9. Point out in my post where I used the word pilot.

No, please, I can wait. Since, y'know. I didn't. What I was saying is that you mocking him and insinuating he is an untrained monkey is stupid.

[Rick Myers]

8. It's a flight crew

2 people 'fly' a Predator, but this one was probably the upgraded Reaper model. Carries more sensors and more Hellfires...