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Jan 91 (Cont)	research center in Baghdad:  the Ad Dujayl
		 communications satellite terminal; an
		 acquisition and warning site at Bir Akir-
		 shah; the troposcatter station at Salmon
		 Pak; a telephone exchange at A1 Fallujah;
		 Ubaydah Bln A1 Jarrah Airfield; and a
		 command and control bunker at Abu Ghurayb.
		 Two air aborts reduced the wave to an even
		 dozen Stealth Fighters. Of 23 targets
		 attacked, the squadron pilots registered 20
		 hits and three misses.
		 
 22 Jan 		Day 6, Wave Two: The 416 TFS sent a wave
		of 14 F-117As to bomb Iraqi targets at
		 Baghdad, Al Taji, Abu Ghurayb, and North
		 Taji.  Nighthawk attacks on surface-to-air
		 missile sites; Internal Security, Ministry
		 of Defense, Intelligence Service, and Air
		 Force Headquarters; the Presidential
		 Palace; the Presidential Retreat; military
		 related facilities, telephone exchange, a
		 biological warfare facility, and a nuclear
		 research center featured 26 hits and only
		 two misses for the 37 TFWP's best perfor-
		 mance so far.

		 Day 7, Wave One: With the setting sun in
		 the background, the 415 TFS launched 14
		 F-117As towards the Balad Southeast air
		 field. Stealth pilots scored 21 hits on
		 target. Only four bombs missed their
		 targets.
		 
 23 Jan 		Day 7, Wave Two: The 416 TFS had 14 combat
		 sorties slated for this wave. Insufficient
		 time for mission planning and photographic
		 support, however, caused the unit to drop
		 four sorties. The remaining ten aircraft
		 took off on time at midnight to bomb
		 missile handling facilities, the main
		 signals intelligence station, and trans-
		 portation facilities in Baghdad; a very
		 important person (VIP) residence at Abu A1
		 Jahish; highway bridges over the Euphrates
		 River at An Nasirlyah and As Samawah and a
		 highway bridge at Al Quranah. The 416 TFS
		pilot hit on 16 of 18 attempts.

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