The French Pilots In Mali Doing Battle From The Sky -- France 24/AFP
As fighting intensifies in northern Mali, the aerial support that French-led forces provide in the battle against Islamist rebels is paramount. FRANCE 24 meets the pilots in charge of the Mirage fighter jets at Bamako’s Airbase 101.
Since French-led forces launched a military campaign against Islamist rebels in northern Mali in January, fighting in the desert region of Kidal has intensified.
Supporting the French and African troops on the ground is a squadron of French air force pilots, providing aerial back-up in a fleet of Mirage 2000 fighter jets from Airbase 101, located around 10km from the Malian capital of Bamako.
The pilots have racked up scores of missions in little over seven weeks and on Sunday the squadron surpassed its 1000th hour of flight time since the mission’s debut, indicative of the intensive rhythm its servicemen face.
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My Comment: They are covering a huge area of land .... it is impressive on how effective they have been since this war started.
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