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Ex-RAF pilot: 'IS are a very difficult target to attack'
The RAF is expected to start bombing Iraq this weekend in action against Islamic State. Six Tornado jets in Cyprus are waiting for orders to join the American-led campaign.
MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of limited bombing raids - with just 42 MPs opposing the government's motion.
Simon Turner, a former RAF pilot, told Eleanor Oldroyd "This uniquely is a non-NATO coalition which is probably the first time in some time and it will be a coordinated attack with very difficult problems."
This clip is from 5 live Breakfast, 27 September 2014.
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