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10PCT #61

0:00 intro
3:00 Red Flag ‘77, the genesis of low level in the Strike Eagle
12:00 23 class A mishaps at Red Flag ‘77 - why?
13:50 what defined the role for the Strike Eagle, culture, politics, capabilities?
17:35 what difference would it have made to have C model pilots aboard in the early days?
20:35 Thumrait and tactics development
25:15 Fly Up manoeuvre and employing it
28:05 preparation for initial Desert Storm missions and hanging on the boom in a descent
32:50 why the variation in tactics during H2 attack and shift to SCUD hunting
38:00 mission planning, expectations and Gen Horner’s pulsating blood vessel!
45:30 mission anecdotes
49:10 intermission
49:55 mission anecdotes continue
50:55 “some interesting flights”
58:20 in search of Saddam

1:11:25 highway of death
1:19:05 battlefield tour with Buster Glosson……magic
1:21:35 no SAR for friends and frustration
1:30:54 effect on morale/attitude to task at hand?
1:32:35 loses and attrition
1:39:00 1st night air to air opportunities lost
1:45:38 did the lack of combat experience among initial cadre hurt performance?
1:49:00 afterwards
1:54:55 lessons learned?
2:10:11 initial strike eagle, phancy phantom or a leap forward
2:16:05 is there still a place for low altitude ?
2:19:15 signing off