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File: 110196_aacha_20.txtFeb 91 (Cont) 1 Feb (Cont) Day 17, Wave One: The 37 TFWP formed the evening's first combat wave against Iraqi targets with six F-ll7As from the 415 TFS and four from the 416 TFS. Roughly two and a half hours into the mission, the Stealth Fighters reached their objectives: bridges at A1 Isaiah, A1 Madina, Tannunah, Ar Rumaylah, and An Nasiriyah; communications installations at Jallbah and Tall Af Lahm; a munition dumps at Ash Shuaybah and An Nasllyah; and Uaydah Bin A1 Jarrah Airfield. In this stalker Stealth pilots achieved 18 hits and missed only once. Day 17, Wave Two: This wave concentrated on communications installations at A1 Amarah, A1 Kut, Az Zawr, Shaibah, As Samawah, and A1 Ahmadi; military head- quarters buildings at Az Zubayr; and air fields at Ahmed A1 Jaber and Tallil. Six 415 TFS and seven 416 TFS jets joined in the attacks scoring 20 hits and one miss. 2 Feb Day 17, Wave Three: Five F-ll7As (three 415 TFS and two 416 TFSj attacked Tallil Airfield and ammunition storage facilities at Karbala and Habbaniyah scoring five hits and two misses. Day 18, Wave One: Poor weather resulted in only two launches against an a Munition storage depot at Farbala. One of the two air aborted, but the other scored two for two against the depot. Day 18, Wave Two: The 415 TFS and 416 TFS launched a combined attack (six alcraft from each squadron) against hardened aircraft shelters at Ubaydah Bln Al Jarrah Airfield. Stealth pilots scored 11 hits on 13 attempts. Eleven additional drops cancelled due to bad weather. 3 Feb Day 19, Wave One: Each squadron launched eight F-117As against Baghdad telephone ex- changes, highway bridges, and the Nuclear Research Center; A1 Taqaddum and Mudaysis Airfields; and chemical/biological warfare facilities at Samarra and Abu Ghurayb. Bad weather limited attack results to 17 hits 19
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