RAF tornadoes refuelling in Iraq attack
- Title
- RAF tornadoes refuelling in Iraq attack
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 23 Jan 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:02:53
- Description
- The RAF Tornado bombers have been at the forefront of the attack on Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. They fly low over Iraqi airfields dropping cluster bombs to make runways unusable. Reporter Jonathan Birchall is watching the crews refuel in the air. Navigator Glen Weston(?) describes the procedure.
- Contributors
- Jonathan Birchall; Glen Weston(?)
- Keywords
- UK; Air warfare; Military aircraft; Aerial bombardment; Air force; Military operations; Wars (events); Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Aerial operations; Operation Desert Storm (1991)
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