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Автор: Jon Lake, Mark Styling
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2004
isbn: 1841767514
Количество страниц: 100
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Размер: 43 Мб
Каталожный номер: 96735
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With the ending of the Cold War (1946-1991), the B-52's traditional combat role became redundant, and the USAF looked for new ways to use the machine. The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 gave the B-52 the chance to prove its worth in the new world order, and Stratofortress crews flying the B-52G seized the opportunity with both hands. This book explains how, flying from bases in the Indian Ocean, Britain, Spain and Saudi Arabia, the B-52G was at the forefront of the campaign to free Kuwait of Saddam's forces and dropped the first bombs of Operation Desert Storm (1990-1991).
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