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Desert Storm
F-16C of the 17th TFS, 363rd TFW from Shaw
Airforce Base, lines up to take on fuel enroute to
Iraq. It is armed with CBU-87 and carries an
AN/ALQ-119 jamming pod.
F-16C 84-1215 : Desert Storm - Air to Ground Attack role
1x ALQ-119 Jamming pod
2x A IM-9M Sidewinder
2x CBU-87
2x 610gal Fuel Tank
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Armed with four 2000-lb GBU-10 PavewayII LGBs, 335th TFS jet 88-1686 waits for the next anti-scud
sortie at Al Kharj AB. The GBU-10 was the weapon of choice for the Chiefs when scud hunting.
F-15E 88-1686 Desert Storm - Anti-Scud Mission
1x AN/AAQ-13 Navigation Pod
4x AIM-9M Sidewinder
4x GBU-10 Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb
2x 610gal Fuel Tank
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F-15D makes a high
alpha turn while on an
air patrol missionsomewhere over Iraq.
A-10A 80-0246: Desert Storm Anti Tank Mission
4x AIM-9M Sidewinders
4x AIM-7F Sparrows
1x 610gal Fuel Tank
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Desert Storm
83-0017 fully loaded with 3 fuel tanks, 4 sidewinders, 4 sparrows and ready fo
its next air superiority mission (Saudi Arabia - Flow throughs)
F-15C 83-0017 : Desert Storm - Air Patrol Mission
4x A IM-9M Sidewinder
4x AIM-7F Sparrow
3x 610gal Fuel Tank
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Desert Storm
Row of RF-4Cs taxi out for next reconnaissance mission. The F-4 Phantom distinguished itself in yet
another war and provided timely intelligence data for the military.
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Desert Storm
F-5B of the Royal Saudi Airforce takes off to join coalition forces shortly before Desert Storm. In the
weeks leading up to hostilities Saudi Aircraft often carried no weapons as the US feared that the overly
aggressive tactics and flying of Saudi pilots could spark hostilities before all the planning was in place.
F-5B #326 : Desert Storm - Training
No ordinance
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Two F-5Es of the Royal Saudi Airforce patrolling skys shortly before the start of Desert
storm. Note that both aircraft carry no offensive ordinance.
F-5E #00918 : Desert Storm - Tra ining
No weapons
1x Centre Fuel Tank
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163185 on board USS Nassau, VMA-542 about to
take off on a bombing mission over Iraq. Aircraft
carries 4 MK-82 dumb bombs and 2 sidewinders.
AV-8B 163205 : Desert Storm Ground Attack
4x MK82 Bomb
2x AIM-9 Sidewinder
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This Warthog is armed with varied ordinance including 500 pound bombs, Maverick anti-tank missiles
and Sidewinders. It also carries an AN/ALQ-119 jamming pod on the starboard outer pylon.
A-10A 80-0246: Desert Storm Anti Tank Mission
1x ALQ-119 Jamming Pod
2x AIM-9 Sidewinders
2x Maverick Anti Tank Missiles
4x Mk-82 500lb Bombs
2xTER
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An underside view of a Fighter Squadron 41 F-14A Tomcat (VF-41 Modex 100) on a Combat Air Patrol
(CAP) during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is carrying four AIM-7 Sparrow missiles under its
fuselage and two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on each wing pylon.
F-14A 162703 VF-41: Desert Storm CAP Mission
4x AIM 9L/M
4x AIM 7F/M
2x Fuel Tanks
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F-16A 79-0403 from 174th Tactical Fighter Wing
The Boys from Syracuse November 1990
F-16A 79-0403: Desert Storm
2x AIM-9M
2x Mk84 AIR
AN/ALQ-119 or AN/ALQ-131
2x Fuel Tanks
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Vietnam War
Black falcons release their six MK-
82 bombs over North Vietnam in the
Spring 1972.
F-4J 155800 : Vie tnam Ground Attack Mission
6x Mk.82
4x Aim-7E
2x TER
4x Aim-9D1x Fuel Tank (Centre Pylon)
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Vietnam War
F-8E 150926 : Vie tnam Ground Attack Mission
2x AGM-12 Bullpup Missiles
Zuni Air to Ground rockets
Head-on view of the F-8Ecarrying AGM-12 Bullpup
missiles and Zuni air-to-
ground missiles
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Vietnam WarF-105G : Vietnam SAM Suppression
2x AGM-45 Shrike Anti-radiation Missiles
2x Fuel Tanks (1 wing & 1 centre)
1x AN/ALQ-105 pod
F-105G enroute to North Vietnam carrying the standard Wild Weasel SAM suppression configuration.
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Vietnam War
F-104G fully loaded with 750 pound M117 bombs on four underwing pylons and a fuel tank on the under
fuselage centre pylon. The f-104G was amongst the fastest tactical fighters in the world, but this load
would have rendered the aircraft subsonic.
F-104G 63-13243 : Vietnam Air Intercept
4x M117 750lb Bombs
1x Centre Fuel Tank
2x Wing Fuel Tanks