B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm

COMBAT AIRCRAFT Series, book No 50: B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm

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.

Contents:

• Back to War
• The G-Model
• Prelude to Desert Storm
• Fire from the Island
• 1708th BW(P)'s War
• Moron & Fairford
• B-52H in Desert Storm
• Conclusions
• Appendices

Author: Jon Lake

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Description: 96 pages, Paperback, 247 X 184 mm.

Condition: NEW COPY

Shipping weight: 470 gr.

Tags: DESERT STORM