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Northern front in Operation Desert Storm opened a bit late. First, the Turkish government didn't allow the use of its airbases for attacks against Iraq and first combat sorties from Incirlik were only launched on the second day of the war. But only the night ones, day sorties were cancelled due to bad weather. Finally, on 19 January 1991, the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) of the USAFE sent their F-16s to attack the Kirkuk airfield complex. They were escorted by F-15C from 525th TFS from Bitburg, Germany. Since many Iraqi airbases were still operational, the Coalition sortie wouldn't go unchallenged. Iraqi fighter pilots took off to attack the Coalition airplanes.
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Steve Davies - F-15C Units in Combat
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Northern front in Operation Desert Storm opened a bit late. First, the Turkish government didn't allow the use of its airbases for attacks against Iraq and first combat sorties from Incirlik were only launched on the second day of the war. But only the night ones, day sorties were cancelled due to bad weather. Finally, on 19 January 1991, the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) of the USAFE sent their F-16s to attack the Kirkuk airfield complex. They were escorted by F-15C from 525th TFS from Bitburg, Germany. Since many Iraqi airbases were still operational, the Coalition sortie wouldn't go unchallenged. Iraqi fighter pilots took off to attack the Coalition airplanes.
Main source:
Steve Davies - F-15C Units in Combat
amzn.to/3ic7SQY
Donate via Paypal:
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Support the channel on Patreon:
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Join our Discord server:
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Audio mastering by Don Solaris:
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Music: Ethan Meixsell - Gut Check
#militaryaviationhistory #f15c #desertstorm
