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Feb 91 (Cont) 

15 Feb 		 Day 30, Wave Three: Ten more sorties
		 closed out this day of combat for the 17
		 TFWP. Four 415 TFS jets bombed communica-
		 tions sites at A1 Zubayr, As Shubar, An
		Nasiriyah, A1 Kut, A1 Basrah, Ar Rumaylah,
		 and Ad Darraji while six 416 TFS aircraft
		 attacked an assortment of targets, includ
		 ing the military garrison at A1 Abrad, a
		 radar facility at Ash Shuaybah, and com-
		munication sites at Al Basrah, Al Rubishin,
		 A1 Kut, A1 Amara, Qualat Salib, Dibdibba,
		and As Zubayr. Stealth pilots scored 16
		hits and two misses.
		
		 Day 31' Wave One: Six 415 TFS aircraft 
		went after Baghdadls aircraft repair depot,
		the Salmon Pak chemical/biological facil-
		 ity, a possible Scud missile production
		 facility at Basrah, and two surface-to-air
		 missile sites.  The 416 TFS also directed
		 four planes to five missile sites, the Sal
		 mon Pak chemical/biological research plant.
		 and the Batra probable missile production
		 site. Over their appointed targets, the
		 F-ll7A pilots administered the severest
		 form of punishment--16 direct hits of
		explosive destruction. Three bombs missed
		 their mark.
		

		 Day 31, Wave Two: The night's second wave
		 worked to prevent a raging firestorm.
		 Headquarters Central Air Forces tasked the
		 wing to negate the trench defensive system
		 that surrounded Iraqis troops in Kuwait.
		As such, the wing sent Big 415 TFS and 
		eight 416 TFS Stealth Fighters to take out
		 distribution points and pump stations that
		could pump oil into the trenches to create
		a fiery barrier. Stealth pilots also
		 attacked the Mosul missile research and
		 development facility. Wing pilots scored
		 24 hits in 27 attempts and destroyed the
		 T-junctions, distribution points, and pump
		 stations needed to build an oily inferno.
		 
16 Feb 		Day 31, Wave Three: The evening's last
		 wave pitched the 415 TFS squadron against a
		 missile research and development facility
		 and a missile production plant at Mosul.
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