US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom

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US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom

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The exploits achieved by the units that flew these jets into combat is detailed in this volume, the third of three titles published in the Combat Aircraft series on what has been dubbed by many TACAIR insiders the 'Hornet's War'.

Some 84 of the 250 Hornets committed by Central Command to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) proudly bore MARINE titling on their rear fuselages. A further 14 were marked with the distinctive kangaroo roundel of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Although the bulk of this book deals with the major hostilities phase of OIF I, which ran from 20 March to 20 April 2003, the decade of pre-war OSW missions and ongoing post-war OIF II operations are also covered in significant detail from the Marine Corps perspective. Profusely illustrated with rare frontline photography and more than 30 specially commissioned colour artworks, this book also features the combat experiences of 24 pilots and Weapons Systems Officers.

Table of Contents

Prelude to War
The Final Build Up
Shock and Awe
War at Sea – the Persian Gulf
War at Sea – the Mediterranean
Operation Falconer
Appendices

Product details

Published Nov 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782007333
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 102 col
Series Combat Aircraft
Short code COM 56
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Tony Holmes

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Chris Davey

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