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Desert Storm
Posted: 20 Jan 2007, 20:55
by ukmil
Posted: 20 Jan 2007, 20:57
by Garry Russell
Nice shots..love that first one blasting up into the twilight.
A real sense of power there :dance:
Garry
Posted: 20 Jan 2007, 21:50
by DaveB
You gotta love that jet haven't you

Great shots DC
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 20 Jan 2007, 21:59
by ukmil
i am biased tho, with 15 years behind me on em

Posted: 21 Jan 2007, 01:07
by Kevin Farnell
Surely, in British terms, that should be 'Operation Granby'!
Regards
Kevin
Posted: 21 Jan 2007, 01:17
by Chris Sykes
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)
Posted: 21 Jan 2007, 01:24
by Kevin Farnell
'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
Posted: 21 Jan 2007, 02:57
by Paul K
Operation Granby was the British name for Desert Shield/Storm/Sabre in 1990/91.
Posted: 21 Jan 2007, 12:47
by Motormouse
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
Posted: 21 Jan 2007, 13:09
by Paul K
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 ?