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Canada in Libya, 2011

Canadian CF-18s waiting to refuel from a Royal Air Force tanker over Libya, July 2011.
Canadian CF-18s waiting to refuel from a Royal Air Force tanker over Libya, July 2011. Canadian F-18 aircraft awaiting refuelling from a Royal Air Force VC10 K3 tanker of 101 Squadron RAF during Op Ellamy, 2011 MOD 45155224 · SAC Sally Raimondo / MOD · Source copyright notice: Photo: SAC Sally Raimondo/MOD. Reused under the Open Government Licence v1.0. · Photo source · Photo licence: OGL v1.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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In 2011 Canada took part in the NATO-led Operation Unified Protector in Libya through Operation Mobile. It began in February with the evacuation of Canadians and other foreign nationals, then, after the UN Security Council imposed a no-fly zone on 17 March, became a combat operation involving naval ships and fighter, transport, patrol, helicopter and refuelling aircraft. It ended on October 31, 2011, after Gadhafi’s death.

Scope & context

The operation as described in the Royal Canadian Air Force’s official history and National Defence’s past-operations records.

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