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File: 110196_aacha_33.txtFeb 91 (Cont) 21 Feb (Cont) the 415 TFS concentrated on the test facility in A1 Musayyib, and achieved a perfect 12 for 12 bombing score against it. The 416 TFS1s pilots took on the balance of the night's work and put 14 of 15 bombs on target. Day 37, Wave One: Radio relays, bridges, bunkers, and an early warning facility were targets for Stealth pilots on this day. In the first wave the 415 TFS sent six F-ll7As against the A1 Taqaddum Airfield, an early warning site at A1 Habbanlyah, and communi- cations facilities at A1 Amarah and An Nasiriyah. Meanwhile, four 416 TFS jets targeted an international radio communica- tions transmitter in Baghdad, a biological warfare facility at Taji, and a possible chemical warfare production facility at Habbaniyah. 415 TFS pilots put nine of ten bombs on target while 416 IFS pilots scored with eight of eight. Day 37, Wave Two: Fourteen F-117As attacked suspected chemical and biological weapons storage and production facilities in Habbaniyah and Latifiya; fiber optics repeater stations in Karbala, Tallil, and As Samawah; A1 Hillal's radio relay station; and H-2 Airfield. The 415 TFS dropped 11 of 12 bombs on intended targets, while the 416 TFS scored on 13 of 16 attempted strikes. 22 Feb Day 37, Wave Three: Targets for this night's final attack included a railroad - yard, radio communications equipment, and highway bridges at Tikrit; chemical warfare weapons and ammunitions storage bunkers at Qayyarah West and Mosul Airfields; the Scud missile plant at Taji; and an underground nuclear facility, Five fighters from the 415 TFS arrived over target only to be plagued with weapons guidance and target identification problems. Of the ten muni- tions expended, only four found the mark. The 416 TFS had a better time of it, putting seven of eight bombs directly on target. 32
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