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French Boeings C135 that refuel French army jet fighters during the operation in Libya are seen on March 22, 2011 at the Istres airbase. France, which has mobilised about 100 warplanes -- mainly Rafale and Mirage 2000 jets -- was the first country to overfly the rebel bastion of Benghazi on Saturday, using 20 warplanes for air strikes after the go-ahead for a no-fly zone. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images)
Technician prepare a Tornado jet fighter of the Italian airforce on March 21, 2011 at Trapani-Birgi airbase in Sicily. Western and Arab warplanes are converging on Italy's air bases, including the one of Trapani-Birgi, to join the international campaign to cripple the ability of Moamer Kadhafi's forces to attack Libyan civilians in the UN-mandated Operation "Odyssey Dawn" with air strikes on Libya. AFP PHOTO / MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO (Photo credit should read MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
A US F16 plane takes off from the Aviano air base on March 21, 2011. Western and Arab warplanes were converging on Italy's air bases to join the international campaign to cripple the ability of Moamer Kadhafi's forces to attack Libyan civilians in the UN-mandated Operation "Odyssey Dawn" with air strikes on Libya. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)
A technician walks past one of six Danish F16 fighter based at the Italian military airport of Sigonella, southern Italy on March 20, 2011. Six Danish F-16 fighter are ready to take off from Italy's Sigonella air base to join the international air campaign against Moamer Kadhafi's forces in Libya, ANSA quoted a senior Italian military official as saying.AFP PHOTO/MARIO LAPORTA (Photo credit should read MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images)
A Nato Awacs plane is seen after landing at the Trapani Birgi air base on the Italian island of Sicily on March 19, 2011. Italian air bases could play a key role in any military action against Libya but the prospect of Rome's first operation against its former colony since World War II carries high risks, experts said. Italy offered use of seven air bases to third countries to impose a no-fly zone on Libya, marking the latest step in a gradual escalation of initially prudent Italian diplomacy following the uprising in Libya. AFP PHOTO / MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO (Photo credit should read MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
A crew member walks by Italian Tornado ECR fighters during pre-flight preparations at the Trapani Birgi air base in the southern island of Sicily on March 18, 2011. Italy on March 18 offered the use of its air bases to impose a no-fly zone on Libya and said it could help take out Libyan radars and defence systems after the UN cleared the way for air strikes. Italy has "granted the use of military bases on its national territory", the government's press office said after an emergency cabinet meeting in Rome. AFP PHOTO / MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO (Photo credit should read MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
An F18 Hornet of the Canadian air force prepares to land at the Trapani Birgi air base in the southern island of Sicily on March 18, 2011. Italy on March 18 offered the use of its air bases to impose a no-fly zone on Libya and said it could help take out Libyan radars and defence systems after the UN cleared the way for air strikes. Italy has "granted the use of military bases on its national territory", the government's press office said after an emergency cabinet meeting in Rome. AFP PHOTO / MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO (Photo credit should read MARCELLO PATERNOSTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
A police officer from the Singapore's Special Operation Command unit cordon off the area where an Apache helicopter crashed-landed in a field in Singapore on September 30, 2010. An Apache helicopter from Singapore's air force crash-landed at an open field within a residential district on September 30, but no one was injured in the incident, the defence ministry said. AFP PHOTO/ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
The tail of a Republic of Singapore Air Force Apache AH-64 helicopter sits on a field after it crashed-landed in Singapore on September 30, 2010. The Apache helicopter crash-landed at an open field within a residential district on September 30, afternoon but no one was injured in the incident, the defence ministry said. The Apache AH-64, built by US aviation giant Boeing, is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter, and is used by the US, Israeli and Japanese militaries, among others. AFP PHOTO/ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
French Boeings C135 that refuel French army jet fighters during the operation in Libya are seen on March 22, 2011 at the Istres airbase. France, which has mobilised about 100 warplanes -- mainly Rafale and Mirage 2000 jets -- was the first country to overfly the rebel bastion of Benghazi on Saturday, using 20 warplanes for air strikes after the go-ahead for a no-fly zone. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images)
French Boeings C135 that refuel French army jet fighters during the operation in Libya are seen on March 22, 2011 at the Istres airbase. France, which has mobilised about 100 warplanes -- mainly Rafale and Mirage 2000 jets -- was the first country to overfly the rebel bastion of Benghazi on Saturday, using 20 warplanes for air strikes after the go-ahead for a no-fly zone. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images)
French Boeings C135 that refuel French army jet fighters during the operation in Libya are seen on March 22, 2011 at the Istres airbase. France, which has mobilised about 100 warplanes -- mainly Rafale and Mirage 2000 jets -- was the first country to overfly the rebel bastion of Benghazi on Saturday, using 20 warplanes for air strikes after the go-ahead for a no-fly zone. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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