On July 15 the UK Ministry of Defence announced that four more Tornado GR4s would deploy to Gioia del Colle in Italy to support of Operation Ellamy, the codename for British involvement in the Libyan campaign. They arrived on the evening of July 18 from RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire, with one of the aircraft carrying a RAPTOR (Reconnaissance Airborne Pod for Tornado) pod. The RAF initially had 12 Tornado GR4s at Gioia del Colle.
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机译：7月15日，英国国防部宣布将再向意大利的Gioia del Colle部署4架Tornado GR4，以支持Ellamy行动，这是英国参与利比亚战役的代号。他们于7月18日晚上从Morayshire的RAF Lossiemouth抵达，其中一架飞机搭载RAPTOR（侦察机载龙卷风机载吊舱）吊舱。皇家空军最初在Gioia del Colle拥有12架Tornado GR4。
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