Piaggio108
Airman
Does Anyone have any photoes of one? Also, any german or italian aircraft in iraqi markings of any kind would be welcome.
Iraqi Ju 52
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Major General
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- Dec 20, 2003
i don't even know what the Iraqi insignia looks like..............
MichaelHenley
Senior Airman
Me neither! I'm making a little pocketbook with tons of roundels in it so it would really help.
NightHawk
Senior Airman
MichaelHenley
Senior Airman
Whoa! THe top one's a bit exciting!
The Bottom one's funny, too.
The Bottom one's funny, too.
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Major General
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- Dec 20, 2003
hehe the bottom one's funny...................
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Piaggio108
Airman
Thanks!
botom one is good.
botom one is good.
GermansRGeniuses
Tech Sergeant
Actually, Mig-29's are still fairly advanced, and the F-15 is the only plane with a real chance of catching a Mig-25, so Iraq's Air Force was ok in terms of planes, it jusn't wasn't organized and obviously paled in comparison to the USAF.
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Major General
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question, where did the B-52s that bombed iraq take off from??
GermansRGeniuses
Tech Sergeant
England, Saudi Arabia, California (I think, I know it was a mid-west/western state in the U.S.).
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Major General
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they came all the way from the USA!! i was expecting england but not the usa..............
evangilder
"Shooter"
No B-52s that I know of made their runs to Iraq from the states. The B-2 did, from Whiteman AFB in Missouri. B-52s most likely flew out of England or Diego Garcia.
GermansRGeniuses
Tech Sergeant
Nah, some DID come from the US...
From Barksdale AFB in Louisiana to Northern Saudi Arabia, non-stop. (They launched cruise missles from there)
35 hours.
From Barksdale AFB in Louisiana to Northern Saudi Arabia, non-stop. (They launched cruise missles from there)
35 hours.
Crazy
Senior Airman
I remember reading somewhere that a B-52 made a record 36-hour round trip mission to Iraq* and back, from somewhere in the
western states
*Might have been Afghanistan
western states
*Might have been Afghanistan
evangilder
"Shooter"
Hmmm. They didn't for the first Gulf War. Those old dawgs are holding up pretty well considering they are getting pretty old. I guess I have to sit corrected here. I thought they only deployed from US bases to the ME and nearby.
cheddar cheese
Major General
How long has the B-52 been in service now?
evangilder
"Shooter"
According to the Air Force fact sheets, the B-52A first flew in 1954. B-52B models began operational service in 1955. The last one built, the B-52H was delivered in 1962. The H models are the only ones still flying. According to Air Force numbers, there are still 85 in active service and 9 in the reserves. Long service life, for sure. When my father was in the Air Force, they had them (1959-1963) and they were in use in my day as well (1984-1988). I don't think Boeing ever envisioned them being in service for anywhere near that long.
cheddar cheese
Major General
Blimey. And theyre gonna stay in service for another 15 years as well arent they?
