Iraq Operations

 

 

The spanking continues,                as Saddam hides and his Army dies...

 

 

 

A British Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter, from 18 Squadron, flies over the northern Arabian Gulf, in this photograph taken on Sunday, 23 March 2003. U.S. Apache attack helicopters ran into a major battle south of Baghdad on Monday in the closest fighting to the Iraqi capital in five days of war, a CNN reporter with the helicopter unit said. Iraqi television earlier showed gun-waving Iraqis dancing around a downed Apache.

 

 

Screaming Eagles Advance On Iraqi Capital

 

 

South of an Najaf, Iraq -- After one of the longest combat air assaults in their division's history, a company from the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division landed deep inside Iraq Sunday.

They secured a 7-square-mile patch of desert here that will be used to launch Apache attack helicopters on targets to the north.

The troops met no resistance when they landed in 14 helicopters -- 12 Black Hawks and two Chinooks -- after a trip of more than 250 miles from their base in Kuwait.

 

 

The Fog of War

 

 

A U.S. Army CH-47D [88-00099] learned an old, yet valuable lesson, reminiscent of the Vietnam War. After overflying a ground vehicle in enemy territory, the Chinook received fire from a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) and was hit in the Auxiliary Power Unit area (APU).

 

The aircrew completed an emergency landing in hostile terrain at an undisclosed location in Iraq, and assessed the damge. When the sand storm cleared, 88-00099 recovered to it's base where repairs were made to the airframe.

 

 

"Raiders" on Patrol

 

 

 

An RAF HC Mark II Chinook helicopter picks up and drops off Marines of the 15th Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Fox Company - "Raiders", at an undisclosed location in the Iraqi desert on 28 March 2003.

 

 

 

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