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Jaguar A91 of EC11, damaged by an SA7 on the Al Jabar raid on the 17th of January 1991.
Some pictures from the raid. Low level daylight raid as well. Some lucky escapes indeed. Mission de guerre : Al Jaber 17 Janvier 1991 | PILOTE de CHASSE 11 ème Escadre de chasse |
Petit plateau wrote
And what did the USA want to use for airfield strike in opening days other than JP233 given the forces available to the allies at the time ? Presumably nothing or they would have done it differently ? Weasel Pilot According to the USAF's Gulf War Air Power Survey, Vol 5, no Durandal were dropped during Desert Storm. I have found some errors in GWAPS, but have talked to several DS Vark crews and I believe this (no Durandal in DS) to be correct The following is the reference widely quoted in likely error. An evaluation of the unique Durandal "runway-buster" motor was performed at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory beginning in 1982. The 20th Fighter Wing first tested the Durandal runway-buster bombs during Exercise Red Flag in January and February 1988. During the 1991 Gulf War the 20th Fighter Wing, flew F-111Es from Turkey, initially in low level night attacks on airfields, using the Durandal anti-runway weapon. 20th Wing flight commander Captain George Kelman said "there is nothing better at destroying a runway than a Durandal." Noted fitted on F-15E and F-111 TooCats - Original Thoughts ? Matra (now MBDA) BLU-107/B Durandal - Anti-Runway... Image links of Durandal at RAF Upper Heyford during late 1980s http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/20M...T-90-01987.jpg http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org/20M...T-90-02045.jpg From 20th Munitions Maintenance Squadron - RAF Upper Heyford, England The USAF gave the Greeks the Durandals free of charge. Some of free-of-charge deliveries to Greece in 1990-94 523 BLU-107 Durandal |
Thank you TEEJ. I too have seen no info that the Durandal was used.
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In case anyone is interested, the episode of "We Were There" on Forces TV featuring some fine GR1 aviators from the first Gulf War in 1991 is repeated on Sunday 9pm. My old chums who feature:
Air Cdr Paddy Teakle Air Cdr Dave Waddington Wg Cdr Steve Barnes Sqn Ldr Robbie Stewart •Sky Channel 264 •Virgin 244 •Freesat 652 |
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