Desert Storm Air Warriors

[GHOST RIDER]

USAF F-15c with 2 Operation Desert Storm underneath the cockpit

Iraqi Airforce Su-22 which fled to Iran

USAF F-15c from RAF Lakenheath.Wear the commanders marking of the 493rd FS and two MiG kills one for a Iraqi MiG 23 and one for a Iraqi Mirage F1 during Operation Desert Storm 1991.

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more to come............

 

[GHOST RIDER]

USAF F-15c from RAF Lakenheath.Wears a MiG kill for shooting down a Iraqi SU-22 during Operation Desert Storm

 

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Royal Airforce Chinok wearing special camafloudge for Desert Storm

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USAF F-15c which is credited for 2 Mig kills in Desert Storm

 

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US Navy SH-3H which flew 100 hours in operation Desert storm

US Navy Prowler from 1st Prowler Squadron to strike,this aircraft fred 28 harms

USAF A-10 with its Desert Storm nose art

 

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USAF B-52 which flew 49 missions against Iraq in Operation Desert Storm from Abdul Aziz Airport in Saudi Arabia

US Navy F-14 from Jolly Rogers which flew recon missions in Desert Storm

US Navy F-14 with the only F-14 Air-to-Air kill of Desert Storm(shot an Mi-8 helicopter)

 

[GHOST RIDER]

This Warthog had one of its wing badly damaged by a surface to air missile during Operation Desert Storm. The pilot managed getting it back safely to Saudi Arabia where it was repaired

USAF F-15C carrying a Mig kill from Desert Storm

USAF F-15c which shot an Iraqi Mirage F1 in Desert Storm

 

[GHOST RIDER]

USAF F-117 which flew 18 missions in Operation Desert Storm

US Navy F-18 which shot down an Chinese F-7 over Iraq

USAF F-16 wearing Operation Desert storm markings

RSAF Tornado which flew 19 missions(43 hours) in Desert Storm

 

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USAF F-16 with Desert Storm marking

USAF F-15c credited for a Helicopter kill

 

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USAF F-15C which shot down Iraqi IL-76

Italy Airforce Tornado,Desert Storm veteran

USAF F-15C was in Desert Storm and downed two of Iraq's Mig-23's

 

[TOPGUN]

Very nice work bro keep it up

 

[Mosamania]

Here are some RSAF aircrafts with either kills or Bombing run markings:

RSAF deployed the second most numerous sorties after the US while the USAF hogged 83% of the sorties RSAF did the second most with 6.5% of the sorties with the total of over 6500 sorties under its wing. RSAF did more bombing and intercept runs than any other coalition force other than the USAF (To those who say RSAF has no combat experience)
The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars ... - Spencer C. Tucker - Google Books

Gulf War air campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Mosamania]

Here is also an interesting fact:

Even though more RSAF planes were involved in the Bombing runs and interceptor runs RAF (British) has lost more aircraft mainly either to Pilot Error or Ground SAMs or AAAs. This also says how greatly RSAF is underestimated by everyone in the world.

Funny thing is in the Iran-Iraq war Iran was in the habit of destroying GCC civilian ships so An imaginary line called Fahad line was created to protect these ships 2 Iranian F-4E Phantoms who were also on a mission to destroy an Iraqi oil tanker but were surprised by the RSAF presence so they turned down and ran but that still did not save them and Iran never destroyed a civilian ship ever again (Underestimation number one)

In an effort to demonstrate their own air offensive capability, on 24 January the Iraqis attempted to mount a strike against the major Saudi oil refinery in Abqaiq. Two Mirage F1 fighters laden with incendiary bombs and two MiG-23s (along as fighter cover) took off from bases in Iraq. They were spotted by U.S. AWACs, and two Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s were sent to intercept. When the Saudis appeared the Iraqi MiGs turned tail, but the Mirages pressed on. Captain Iyad Al-Shamrani, one of the Saudi pilots maneuvered his jet behind the Mirages and shot down both aircraft. After this episode, the Iraqis made no more air efforts of their own, only sending most of their jets to Iran in hopes that they might someday get their air force back. (Iran never returned the jets.) (Underestimation number two).

As I read on here I still see the same underestimation going on. It is like the world never learns really lol.

 

[Mosamania]

Also read about this mission which is considered a suicide mission

JP233 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Does this look like something crappy under-trained stupid fat pilots can carry out??

 

[GHOST RIDER]

USAF F-15C which shot down IrAF Mirage F.1EQ

 

[Al Bhatti]

Here is also an interesting fact:

Even though more RSAF planes were involved in the Bombing runs and interceptor runs RAF (British) has lost more aircraft mainly either to Pilot Error or Ground SAMs or AAAs. This also says how greatly RSAF is underestimated by everyone in the world.

Funny thing is in the Iran-Iraq war Iran was in the habit of destroying GCC civilian ships so An imaginary line called Fahad line was created to protect these ships 2 Iranian F-4E Phantoms who were also on a mission to destroy an Iraqi oil tanker but were surprised by the RSAF presence so they turned down and ran but that still did not save them and Iran never destroyed a civilian ship ever again (Underestimation number one)

In an effort to demonstrate their own air offensive capability, on 24 January the Iraqis attempted to mount a strike against the major Saudi oil refinery in Abqaiq. Two Mirage F1 fighters laden with incendiary bombs and two MiG-23s (along as fighter cover) took off from bases in Iraq. They were spotted by U.S. AWACs, and two Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s were sent to intercept. When the Saudis appeared the Iraqi MiGs turned tail, but the Mirages pressed on. Captain Iyad Al-Shamrani, one of the Saudi pilots maneuvered his jet behind the Mirages and shot down both aircraft. After this episode, the Iraqis made no more air efforts of their own, only sending most of their jets to Iran in hopes that they might someday get their air force back. (Iran never returned the jets.) (Underestimation number two).

As I read on here I still see the same underestimation going on. It is like the world never learns really lol.

Reminds me of the Iranian attack during the Iran-Iraq war on an UAE offshore oil rig.