4H-Inspiration: Gulf War (1990-91)

This collection features select Coalition aircraft that participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Although I did not work directly with these aircraft during my active duty service in the US Air Force, they inspired me throughout my career. These aircraft, along with those I did work with, demonstrated the value of superior airpower in combat.

GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL AIRCRAFT
The following aircraft represent the air forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. Without intervention by the United States and other allied forces, this relatively small air force would likely have been outclassed by the more modern Iraqi Air Force.
- A-4KU Skyhawk (Free Kuwait Air Force)
- Hawk Mk.64 (Free Kuwait Air Force)
- Mirage F.1CK (Free Kuwait Air Force)
- F-5E (Royal Saudi Air Force)
- Tornado IDS (Royal Saudi Air Force)
- F-5E (Bahrain Amiri Air Force)
- F-16C Block 40 Fighting Falcon (Bahrain Amiri Air Force)
- Alpha Jet E (Qatar Emiri Air Force)
- Mirage F.1EDA (Qatar Emiri Air Force)
- Mirage 2000 (United Arab Emirates Air Force)
- Hunter FGA.73 (Royal Air Force of Oman)
- Jaguar B (Royal Air Force of Oman)

DESERT SHIELD AIRCRAFT
The following NATO aircraft were deployed in Turkey and Cyprus in support of Operation Desert Shield, demonstrating to Iraq that NATO was committed to defending member nations and deterring any potential expansion of the conflict.
- Alpha Jet A (German Air Force / NATO ACE)
- Mirage 5BA (Belgian Air Force / NATO ACE)
• F-104S Starfighter (Italian Air Force / NATO ACE)
* Phantom FGR.2 (UK Royal Air Force)

DESERT STORM AIRCRAFT
The following United States and Allied aircraft conducted strike missions in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm.
- A-7E Corsair II (US Navy)
* F-4E Phantom II (US Air Force)
- Buccaneer S.2B (UK Royal Air Force)
- Jaguar GR.1 (UK Royal Air Force)
- Tornado GR.1 (UK Royal Air Force)
- Jaguar A (French Air Force)
- Tornado IDS (Italian Air Force)

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