RAF Tornado Units in Combat 1992-2019

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Beschreibung

After the Gulf War of 1990, No Fly Zones (NFZ) were established over northern and southern Iraq and the Tornado GR 1 force stepped up to operations over the southern NFZ.

The Tornado GR 4 took responsibility for RAF combat air operations in Afghanistan from the Harrier force in 2009, and in 2011 was involved in missions against the Gaddafi regime in Libya. The unique multirole capabilities of the aircraft enabled it to support ground operations with the Raptor reconnaissance pod, Brimstone missiles and Paveway IV laser-guided bombs until withdrawal in 2014. The Tornado GR 4 was also used for operations over Iraq and Syria against the ISIL terrorist organisation. Intensive air operations were flown between 2014 and 2019, when the Tornado GR 4 was finally withdrawn from RAF Service.

This volume, written by former RAF pilot Michael Napier, provides detailed first-hand accounts of the missions undertaken by the Tornado crews during the most recent conflicts over the Middle East and the Balkans.

Über den Autor

Michael Napier qualified as an RAF strike/attack pilot in 1985 and was based in Germany during the Cold War. He flew operations over Iraq after the first Gulf War and left the RAF in 1997 for a second career as an airline pilot. He has written articles for various aviation magazines including Flypast and The Aviation Historian as well as numerous books for Osprey focusing on modern airpower. Michael lives near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Zusammenfassung

Michael Napier is a former RAF pilot who spent nearly ten years flying the Tornado GR 1.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter 1
Iraq 1992-99

Chapter 2
Air Defence Operation 1992-2011

Chapter 3
Kosovo 1999

Chapter 4
Iraq 2000-09

Chapter 5
Afghanistan and Libya 2009-14

Chapter 6
Iraq and Syria 2014-19

Appendices
Colour Plates Commentary
Index

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Fachbereich:	Zeitgeschichte & Politik
Genre:	Geschichte
Jahrhundert:	ab 1949
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472850249
ISBN-10:	1472850246
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Napier, Michael
Illustrator:	Hector, Gareth Swiatlon, Janusz
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	243 x 179 x 8 mm
Von/Mit:	Michael Napier
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.01.2022
Gewicht:	0,308 kg

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