Flying strategy in Gulf War

Title

Flying strategy in Gulf War

Genre

Discussion

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:02:07

Description

Today is the fifth anniversary of the launch of Operation Desert Storm - the day the Gulf War started in earnest. John Peters and John Nicol, RAF tornado pilots who were shot down, discuss the way bombing had to take place flying at low levels and reject criticism of the strategy.

Contributors

John Peters; John Nicol

Keywords

Military aircraft; Pilots; Aerial bombardment; RAF; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Anniversaries; Military strategy

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