Desert Storm

Post by **Garry Russell** » 20 Jan 2007, 20:57

Nice shots..love that first one blasting up into the twilight.

A real sense of power there :dance:

Garry

Post by **DaveB** » 20 Jan 2007, 21:50

You gotta love that jet haven't you

Great shots DC

ATB

DaveB :tab:

ukmil · Post by **ukmil** » 20 Jan 2007, 21:59

i am biased tho, with 15 years behind me on em

Kevin Farnell · Post by **Kevin Farnell** » 21 Jan 2007, 01:07

Surely, in British terms, that should be 'Operation Granby'!

Regards

Kevin

Chris Sykes · Post by **Chris Sykes** » 21 Jan 2007, 01:17

Nope i dont think so.... Desert Storm (First Gulf War.... RAF Aircraft in Desert Pink scheme)

Op Granby (second Gulf War.... Aircraft in a more grey scheme)

Kevin Farnell · Post by **Kevin Farnell** » 21 Jan 2007, 01:24

'Desert Storm' was only ever a US name for the earlier operation.
They initially called the 'second' war 'Operation Ultimater Justice', but this offended Muslims as their belief is that only Allah can administer ultimate justice. They then renamed this 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'.

Check out

http://www.raf.mod.uk/gulf/gulfhome.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Granby

http://www.army.mod.uk/205fdhosp/op_granby_1991.htm

and many more....

Regards

Kevin

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 21 Jan 2007, 02:57

Operation Granby was the British name for Desert Shield/Storm/Sabre in 1990/91.

Motormouse · Post by **Motormouse** » 21 Jan 2007, 12:47

Paul K wrote:Operation Granby was the British name for Desert Shield/Storm/Sabre in 1990/91.

It certainly was...I was there

, along with 'Albert of Arabia'

ttfn

Pete

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 21 Jan 2007, 13:09

Motormouse wrote:
Paul K wrote:Operation Granby was the British name for Desert Shield/Storm/Sabre in 1990/91.
It certainly was...I was there , along with 'Albert of Arabia'

ttfn

Pete

Herc in the desert, Pete ?