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Message: <blockquote data-quote="prasadana2" data-source="post: 7535694" data-attributes="member: 4664">Sri LankaSri Lanka Air Force currently uses three F-7BS and for ground attack missions against the LTTE and three FT-7 trainer. Due to the lack of endurance and payload, SLAF some times uses their F-7s for pilot training purposes.[8]Early 2008 the air force received six more advanced F-7Gs, these will be primarily used as interceptors. All The F-7G's, F-7BS's and FT-7s are flown by the No 5 Jet Squadron.[9]Sri Lankan officials reported that on 9th of September 2008, three Sri Lankan Air Force F-7s were scrambled after two rebel flown Zlín-143 were detected by ground radar, two were sent to bomb two rebel airstrips at Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi areas, the government claims the third intercepting one ZLin-143 resulting in one LTTE Zlín-143 shot down by the chasing F-7G using air to air missiles while the rebel flown light aircraft was returning to its base at Mullaitivu after a bombing run against Vavuniya base[10][11] There is no public evidence for shooting down LTTE flight.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_J-7" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_J-7</a></blockquote>

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