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France withdraws "Charles de Gaulle" carrier from Libya

Paris, France - For maintenance works

France has announced that on August 10 the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" will leave the Libyan theater of war to return to its home port of Toulon for maintenance works, the defence minister Gerard Longuet, and the website of the French navy made to know that work should last for "Several months", but still the air strikes will be keep up from land bases. The withdrawal of the vessel, the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1132652
Rome, Italy, 08/05/2011 18:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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