Some 84 of the 250 Hornets committed by Central Command to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) proudly bore MARINE titling on their rear fuselages. A further 14 were marked with the distinctive kangaroo roundel of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The exploits achieved by the units that flew these jets into combat is detailed in this volume, the third of three titles published in the Combat Aircraft series on what has been dubbed by many TACAIR insiders the 'Hornet's War'. Although the bulk of this book deals with the major hostilities phase of OIF I, which ran from 20 March to 20 April 2003, the decade of pre-war OSW missions and ongoing post-war OIF II operations are also covered in significant detail from the Marine Corps perspective. Profusely illustrated with rare frontline photography and more than 30 specially commissioned colour artworks, this book also features the combat experiences of 24 pilots and Weapons Systems Officers.
| ISBN: | 9781841768472 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2006 |
| Author: | Tony Holmes, Australia Royal Australian Air Force |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Osprey Combat Aircraft |
| Genres: |
History Warfare and defence Air forces and warfare |
Some 84 of the 250 Hornets committed by Central Command to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) proudly bore MARINE titling on their rear fuselages. A further 14 were marked with the distinctive kangaroo roundel of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The exploits achieved by the units that flew these jets into combat is detailed in this volume, the third of three titles published in the Combat Aircraft series on what has been dubbed by many TACAIR insiders the 'Hornet's War'. Although the bulk of this book deals with the major hostilities phase of OIF I, which ran from 20 March to 20 April 2003, the decade of pre-war OSW missions and ongoing post-war OIF II operations are also covered in significant detail from the Marine Corps perspective. Profusely illustrated with rare frontline photography and more than 30 specially commissioned colour artworks, this book also features the combat experiences of 24 pilots and Weapons Systems Officers.
US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom features in the following genres: History, Warfare and defence, Air forces and warfare
US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom is available in Paperback
US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom was written by Tony Holmes, Australia Royal Australian Air Force and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
US Marine Corps and RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom has 96 pages
Yes it is part of Osprey Combat Aircraft series
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