Air Tigers - taf-06.jpg (1/1) [72K]

[Netko]

TAF aircrew, their faces edited out, with Marshall Irasaiah
Ilanthirayan, the LTTE spokesperson

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[C Charland]

The aircraft is a Czech-made Zlin Z-143

Cheers...Chris

[Netko]

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:39:32 +0100, C Charland wrote
(in message >):

> The aircraft is a Czech-made Zlin Z-143

Thanks, Chris. I should have checked that before posting as the
SLAF had provisionally identified Zlins as being used by the LTTE
last year.

Interestingly, a couple of years ago it was reported that the Black
Tigers of LTTE (their suicide unit) had intended to capture intact
a SLAF aircraft during the July 2001 attack on Katunayake, load it
with explosives and crash it into the Presidential House in
Colombo. However, they were beaten off in a gunfight so they
failed to get hold of the aircraft they needed (apparently a Y12).

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[Netko]

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:13:28 +0100, Netko wrote
(in message >):

> TAF aircrew, their faces edited out, with Marshall Irasaiah
> Ilanthirayan, the LTTE spokesperson

Apologies - apparently the man showing his face is in fact
Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the LTTE.

I know you care.

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[RAP Flashnet]

Great pictures - please post more as you locate them
What has been the reaction around the world terrorist community via the
Blogs?
Was this somekind of new hero act worth emulating of just the adaptive
nature of a tough enemy






"Netko" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:39:32 +0100, C Charland wrote
> (in message >):
>
>> The aircraft is a Czech-made Zlin Z-143
>
> Thanks, Chris. I should have checked that before posting as the
> SLAF had provisionally identified Zlins as being used by the LTTE
> last year.
>
> Interestingly, a couple of years ago it was reported that the Black
> Tigers of LTTE (their suicide unit) had intended to capture intact
> a SLAF aircraft during the July 2001 attack on Katunayake, load it
> with explosives and crash it into the Presidential House in
> Colombo. However, they were beaten off in a gunfight so they
> failed to get hold of the aircraft they needed (apparently a Y12).
>
> --
>
>