B-52 Stratofortress Units : Operation Desert Storm (COM-50)

B-52 Stratofortress Units : Operation Desert Storm (COM-50)

Osprey Combat Aircraft Series no 50 - Author Jon Lake - Illustrator Mark Styling - Soft Cover - 96 pages

With the ending of the Cold War, the B-52's traditional combat role became redundant, and the USAF looked for new ways to use the machine. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 gave the B-52 the chance to prove its worth in the new world order, and Stratofortress crews flying the B-52G seized the opportunity with both hands. This book explains how, flying from bases in the Indian Ocean, Britain, Spain and Saudi Arabia, the B-52G was at the forefront of the campaign to free Kuwait of Saddam's forces and dropped the first bombs of Operation Desert Storm. Contents Back to War The G-Model · Prelude to Desert Storm Fire from the Island 1708th BW(P)'s War Moron & Fairford B-52H in Desert Storm Conclusions Appendices Paperback; November 2004; 96 pages; ISBN: 9781841767512