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Two RAF pilots have been sent home in disgrace amid claims they were found drunk just hours before they were due to fly on bombing mission in Libya, the Daily Mail reports.

It is believed the pair, who fly ￡75million Typhoon Eurofighters, were found almost paralytic at 6 am on the main square in the town of Gioia del Colle, near their base.

One was 'spread-eagled' on the floor while the other was barely able to stand, according to The Sun.

They have been reprimanded for flouting the RAF's strict rules which state that pilots can drink no more than two pints of beer within 12 hours of flying.

The Ministry of Defense said their removal would have no effect on the RAF's mission.

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飛行員空襲前爛醉遭遣返

??????? 近日，兩名英國皇家空軍飛行員因在利比亞執行轟炸任務前幾小時喝得爛醉，很不光彩地被遣返回國。

???????英國《每日郵報》報道稱，這兩位駕駛價值7500萬英鎊歐洲“臺風”戰機的飛行員在早上6點，被發現爛醉如泥地躺在焦亞-德爾科萊空軍基地附近的廣場上。

???????《太陽報》稱，他們其中一人四仰八叉躺在地上，另一個幾乎都站不起來。

???????英國皇家空軍嚴格規定，飛行員在起飛前12小時內飲酒不得超過兩品脫。這兩位飛行員因違反該規定而遭到訓斥。

???????英國國防部表示，飛行員遣返不會對軍事行動造成影響。

(China.org.cn May 27, 2011)