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More than 10 aircraft from the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) took part in an exercise to operate out of an emergency road runway in South Gyeongsang Province on Dec. 1.
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The Royal Air Force sent four Tornado GR4s to Syria in Britain’s first air strike mission against ISIL targets there. The jets struck the Omar oilfield. They were supported by a Voyager tanker and a MQ-9.
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An anonymous government source told Reuters that RAF fighters, staged out of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, have completed their first air strikes in Syria and returned to base.
Photo: Cpl Neil Bryden RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Germany and France have separately approached Turkey for permission to use Turkish air bases in order to support their air missions against ISIL.
Photo: USAF
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German media was able to obtain a report published by the Defense Minister, it was reported that the Luftwaffe only has 29 operational Tornado fighter-bombers, out of 66 in its inventory.
By U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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