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Feb 9 1 (Cont )	

3 Feb (Cont)	mostly on secondary targets) and  six
		 misses.

4 Feb 		Day 19,  Wave go: The second wave also in-
		 volved mixed unit operations with six
		 F-117As from each squadron. Stealth pilots
		 attacked chemical warfare bunkers at
		 Samarra and Habbaniyah; a bridge at Ar
		 Ramadi; and unspecified airfield alternate
		 targets. Eight hits, seven misses, and
		 nine no drops evidenced the poor weather
		 wing pilots faced in most target areas.
		 
		Day 20, Wave One: The first wave of four
		 415-TFS and five 416 TFS jets left before
		 sunset to bomb Iraqi communications
		 (primarily radio and television) sites at
		 Az Zubayr, Al Fuwayt, Ar Rawdatayn, Al
		 Jahrah, and An Nasirayah. The pilots suc-
		 cessfully dropped 14 bombs on target; four
		 others missed.

		 Day 20, Wave Two: The two squadrons com
		 bined forces for strikes against chemical
		 warfare bunkers at Samarra. Additional
		 tasking featured hits on the Ministry of
		 Defense, Air Force, and Intelligence
		 Service Headquarters in Baghdad; military
		 related facilities in North Taji; a biolog-
		 ical warfare facility at Abu Ghurayb; and a
		 chemical warfare facility at Habbaniyah.
		 Thirteen jets posted 19 hits and five
		 targets missed.
		 
5 Feb 		Day 20, Wave Three: Five 415 TFS and four
		 416 TES aircraft joined in a concentrated
		 attack against the chemical and biological
		 warfare research laboratories at Salmon
		 Pak.  Independent operations on the part of
		 the 416 TFS squadron featured strikes on
		 the short-range ballistic missile assembly
		 plant in Baghdad and the Presidential
		 grounds at Abu Ghurayb. Unilateral 415 TFS
		 strikes pasted the Iraqi Air Force Head-
		 quarters in Baghdad. Bombing results
		reflected 16 hits and four misses.
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