11h00 AM 4 Rafale C (Provence squadron) armed with mica missiles left the Saint the Dizier Air base to enforce the No Flight Zone over Libya (UN resolution 1973)
11h10 AM A patrol of 2 other Rafale B with a Reco-NG pod left the Dizier Air base to conduct a recce mission over Libya.
02h30 PM 2 mirage 2000D (Ardennes squadron / Nancy Air Base) escorted by 2 mirage 2000-5 (Cigognes squadron / Dijon Air Base) as well as 2 Rafale with AASM bombs rejoin libya for CAS operations
Other air assets taking part in this first day : French Boeing C135 (Bretagne squadron) and E-3F from Istres and Avor Air bases.
American F-18G growler have also been seen on an Italian Air base and are (or will) taking part in the operation
At 05h45PM, the French MoD revealed that one of those fighters shot at a military libyan vehicule.
Edit : Qatar TV, Al Jazzeera is reporting that at least 4 Libyan tanks would have been detroyed by French fighters.
Edit 2 : It is now confirmed that a Rafale B from the Gascogne squadron has attaked a Libyan tank column with its AASM bombs detroying 4 of them.