£75million risk: RAF Eurofighter Typhoon at Italian airbase in Gioia del Colle where the two pilots were based. They were found drunk in the nearby town hours before they were due to begin a bombing raidTwo RAF Pilots Flown Home In Disgrace After Being 'Found Drunk Hours Before Libya Raid' -- The Daily Mail
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Two RAF pilots have been sent home in disgrace amid claims they were found drunk just hours before they were due to fly on bombing mission Libya.
The officers from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire have been disciplined over their ‘inappropriate behaviour’ while waiting for action at an airbase in Italy.
It is believed the pair, who fly £75million Typhoon Eurofighters, were found almost paralytic at 6am on the main square in the historic town of Gioia del Colle, near their base.
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More News On Two RAF Pilots Being Disciplined For Drunkenness
RAF Top Guns found drunk in gutter at 6am before Libya raids -- The SUN
Two RAF pilots due for Libya missions sent back to UK after night's drinking -- The Guardian
Libya Typhoon pilots disciplinary case 'disappointing' -- BBC
Libya Typhoon pilots sent home after 'night out' -- BBC
2 British pilots have been sent back from NATO's Italy base for boozy misbehaviour -- Canadian Press
Typhoon pilots disciplined over drinking -- Defence Management
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