The Italian website ItamilRadar, which specializes in tracking military air traffic, confirmed that a British Royal Air Force Airbus A400M “Atlas” (reg. ZM402 – flight number RRR4523) made a flight from the UK to Libya.
The aircraft left RAF Brize Norton at 11:48 CET and is landed in Misrata, Libya, at 15:30 CET.
“The Atlas left Misrata around 18:00 CET and now is in flight to Brize Norton.” it said.
“We’ve already tracked similar flights in the past. The nature of these missions remains unknown,” ItamilRadar explained.