The first installment examining the US Hornet Units' participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-present). The F/A-18 Hornet in its various guises was the 'universal soldier' of OIF, with around 250 seeing combat. Flown by various squadrons and groups, the Hornet attacked a range of targets including tanks of the various Iraqi Republican Guard units and government buildings housing elements of the Baath party regime. Apart from its ability to drop precision munitions such as laser-guided bombs, the Hornet was also capable of launching anti-radar missiles and acting as an aerial tanker and reconnaissance platform for other strike types. This book explores the Hornet's versatility which has enhanced its reputation as one of the world's leading strike-fighter aircraft.
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"Tony Holmes does an excellent job covering a complex subject and making it accessible to readers. The reliance on eye-witnesses is an inspired choice which, combined with the excellent photo-coverage, makes this a very useful reference for historians and modellers alike." -Rowan Baylis, AeroScale
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Hornets over Iraq - The Saga Continues!,
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This review is from: Us Navy Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Part Two (Combat Aircraft 58) (Paperback)
Tony Holmes scores another direct hit with this account of Navy Hornet drivers in combat over northern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Hornet's air war over northern Iraq was totally different in nature than that waged by F/A-18 units committed in the south. These Hornet units supported Special Operations Forces and Kurdish units tasked with pinning down Iraq divisions heading south to aid their comrades. Close air support was the name of the game for the Hornet units deploying from carriers Harry Truman and Theodore Roosevelt. As with part one of this set, Holmes' text benefits from the unparalled access he had to Hornet pilots who flew over Iraq. The book is chock full of combat stories that put you right in the cockpit. The text is complemented by dozens of photos, most in color, and five pages of F/A-18 side-views by Chris Davey. If you enjoy fast movers in action, you'll want to get this book - and the others in the series.
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For a generation of US Navy light strike pilots, combat operations have meant participation in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and/or the enforcement of the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq which followed in its wake. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
outer wing pylon, waist cat, outer pylon, kill box, strike package, opening strike, combat debut, day carrier, air wing, big wing, fixed targets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
No-Fly Zone, Infantry Division, Republican Guard, Abraham Lincoln, Desert Fox, Desert Storm, Capt Fox, Kitty Hawk, Capt Mark Fox, Saudi Arabia, Todd Frantom, Capt Larry Burt, Cdr Don Braswell, Cdr Mark Hubbard, Fifth Fleet, Saddam Hussein, Baghdad International Airport, Cdr Walt Stammer, Diego Garcia, Iraqi Air Force, Marine Corps, Capt Chuck Wright, Cdr Hubbard, Navy Hornets, Capt Burt New!
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For a generation of US Navy light strike pilots, combat operations have meant participation in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and/or the enforcement of the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq which followed in its wake. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
outer wing pylon, waist cat, outer pylon, kill box, strike package, opening strike, combat debut, day carrier, air wing, big wing, fixed targets Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
No-Fly Zone, Infantry Division, Republican Guard, Abraham Lincoln, Desert Fox, Desert Storm, Capt Fox, Kitty Hawk, Capt Mark Fox, Saudi Arabia, Todd Frantom, Capt Larry Burt, Cdr Don Braswell, Cdr Mark Hubbard, Fifth Fleet, Saddam Hussein, Baghdad International Airport, Cdr Walt Stammer, Diego Garcia, Iraqi Air Force, Marine Corps, Capt Chuck Wright, Cdr Hubbard, Navy Hornets, Capt Burt New!
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