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B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Bombers

MSRP old price: $25.00


Product Info

Title
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm
Publisher
Category
Author
Jon Lake
Publish Year
2004
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.33"
NKG Part #
2147377905
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM050
Type
Softcover
Series
COM50

Description

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.