US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom

US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781782006718
ISBN-13 : 1782006710
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Book Synopsis US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom by : Tony Holmes

Download or read book US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom written by Tony Holmes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 84 of the 250 Hornets committed by Central Command to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) proudly bore MARINE titling on their rear fuselages. A further 14 were marked with the distinctive kangaroo roundel of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The exploits achieved by the units that flew these jets into combat is detailed in this volume, the third of three titles published in the Combat Aircraft series on what has been dubbed by many TACAIR insiders the 'Hornet's War'. Although the bulk of this book deals with the major hostilities phase of OIF I, which ran from 20 March to 20 April 2003, the decade of pre-war OSW missions and ongoing post-war OIF II operations are also covered in significant detail from the Marine Corps perspective. Profusely illustrated with rare frontline photography and more than 30 specially commissioned colour artworks, this book also features the combat experiences of 24 pilots and Weapons Systems Officers.


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