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| Libya Typhoon pilots sent home after 'night out' | Libya Typhoon pilots sent home after 'night out' |
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| Two RAF Typhoon pilots due to fly missions over Libya were sent back to the UK for "inappropriate behaviour", it has emerged. | Two RAF Typhoon pilots due to fly missions over Libya were sent back to the UK for "inappropriate behaviour", it has emerged. |
| The men, based at Gioia del Colle in Italy, returned to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire at the end of March. | The men, based at Gioia del Colle in Italy, returned to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire at the end of March. |
| The disciplinary action followed a night's drinking, but the MoD was unable to confirm whether the pilots were declared unfit to fly. | The disciplinary action followed a night's drinking, but the MoD was unable to confirm whether the pilots were declared unfit to fly. |
| A spokesperson said two personnel had been "returned from detachment". | A spokesperson said two personnel had been "returned from detachment". |
| The incident at the Gioia del Colle base, where the RAF's Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets are based, is understood to have led to a temporary alcohol ban for other RAF personnel serving in the Mediterranean. | The incident at the Gioia del Colle base, where the RAF's Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets are based, is understood to have led to a temporary alcohol ban for other RAF personnel serving in the Mediterranean. |
| In a statement, the MoD said: "Two RAF personnel have been returned from detachment in Gioia del Colle following inappropriate behaviour; this has not affected the RAF's ability to sustain its current commitments. | In a statement, the MoD said: "Two RAF personnel have been returned from detachment in Gioia del Colle following inappropriate behaviour; this has not affected the RAF's ability to sustain its current commitments. |
| "Individuals who are found to have fallen below the high standards of conduct demanded by the RAF can face appropriate internal action." | "Individuals who are found to have fallen below the high standards of conduct demanded by the RAF can face appropriate internal action." |
| Gioia del Colle in southern Italy is the forward operating base for the RAF during the Libya campaign. | |
| Twelve of the UK's Tornado jets and 10 Typhoon fighters - used to carry out bombing missions and patrol the no-fly zone - are stationed there. |