Originally Posted by
zed3
Buster15... now that you mention it, I remember in the First Gulf War, after the declaration, the Tornados launching from Bruggen. We lived in Montfort on the Dutch side, they went off in the evening and I wished them God's Speed. Later in the following morning they returned and as I had counted them out, I counted them back in again. Aviation is a wonderful fellowship, I worked in ATC at Eurocontrol/Maastricht UAC. Happy days, now behind me. Just my thoughts.
Interesting, I'm not sure where they went but I'm certain that they weren't flying sorties to the Gulf direct from Bruggen.
The Tornados were deployed in various locations around the gulf well before the war started.