Michael Napier

RAF Tornado Units in Combat 1992-2019 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Swiatlon, Janusz; Hector, Gareth

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

After the Gulf War of 1990, No Fly Zones (NFZ) were established over northern and southern Iraq and the Tornado GR 1 force stepped up to operations over the southern NFZ.

The Tornado GR 4 took responsibility for RAF combat air operations in Afghanistan from the Harrier force in 2009, and in 2011 was involved in missions against the Gaddafi regime in Libya. The unique multirole capabilities of the aircraft enabled it to support ground operations with the Raptor reconnaissance pod, Brimstone missiles and Paveway IV laser-guided bombs until withdrawal in 2014. The Tornado GR 4 was also used for operations over Iraq and Syria against the ISIL terrorist organisation. Intensive air operations were flown between 2014 and 2019, when the Tornado GR 4 was finally withdrawn from RAF Service.

This volume, written by former RAF pilot Michael Napier, provides detailed first-hand accounts of the missions undertaken by the Tornado crews during the most recent conflicts over the Middle East and the Balkans.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472850256
• Artikelnr.: 63035990

Autorenporträt

Michael Napier qualified as an RAF strike/attack pilot in 1985 and was based in Germany during the Cold War. He flew operations over Iraq after the first Gulf War and left the RAF in 1997 for a second career as an airline pilot. He has written articles for various aviation magazines including Flypast and The Aviation Historian as well as numerous books for Osprey focusing on modern airpower. Michael lives near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1 Iraq 1992
99 Chapter 2 Air Defence Operation 1992
2011 Chapter 3 Kosovo 1999 Chapter 4 Iraq 2000
09 Chapter 5 Afghanistan and Libya 2009
14 Chapter 6 Iraq and Syria 2014
19 Appendices Colour Plates Commentary Index