英国诺福克郡马勒姆空军基地
Photo by UK Air Force/SAC Andy Wright | 2014-08-12 13:02:25 | ZA560/050 (cn 082/BS024/3044)
英国诺福克郡马勒姆空军基地,英国空军“狂风”GR4 战斗轰炸机挂载 Litening III 吊舱起飞前往塞浦路斯,准备对伊拉克执行侦察任务,以支持在伊拉克北部进行人道主义救助行动。(A Tornado GR4 equipped with the Litening III pod taking off from RAF Marham on 12 August 2014 for its reconnaissance mission over Iraq.Tornado GR4's equipped with the Litening III pod were today, 12 Aug 2014, sent from RAF Marham, to provide reconnaissance in support of the humanitarian efforts currently assisting people in Northern Iraq.A small number of aircraft, fitted with state of the art Litening III reconnaissance pods, left Norfolk this afternoon. They will be pre-positioned in Cyprus and available to fly over the crisis area at short notice to provide vital intelligence to assist the delivery of the UK Aid provided by the Department for International Development. So far, three consignments of aid have been delivered to the area by the RAF using Hercules aircraft.)