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"Shooter"
Today is the 25th anniversary of Operation Ghost Rider. Ten F-111Es from the 20th TFW at Upper Heyford took off with eight 500 lb retard practice bombs to attack a simulated airfield target south of CFB Goose Bay, in Newfoundland. What it turned out to be was a rehearsal for the raid on Libya that would take place in April of 1986, although the crews and personnel didn't know it at the time.
There is some irony to this as the 20th TFW was stationed at Wheelus Field in Libya for a few years prior to deployment to Upper Heyford.
There is some irony to this as the 20th TFW was stationed at Wheelus Field in Libya for a few years prior to deployment to Upper Heyford.