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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Swoop on March 21, 2003, 10:28:38 AM

Title: B52s left Fairford this morning.......
Post by: Swoop on March 21, 2003, 10:28:38 AM

They should arrive in Iraqi airspace in about an hour from now (current 16:30 GMT).

Wonder what the target is......

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Title: B52s left Fairford this morning.......
Post by: Hawklore on March 21, 2003, 10:33:16 AM

40% of my vote for target goes to Bahgdad (SP?)

40% more of my vote goes for the northern airfields north of Bahgdad.

20% of my vote goes for indivual targets around bahgdad.

Title: B52s left Fairford this morning.......
Post by: beet1e on March 21, 2003, 10:47:52 AM

The B52s can carry 27 tonnes of bombs each, it was reported today. They can also carry and launch cruise missiles. I would have thought bombs (bunker busters) was more likely because cruise missiles can be launched from ships.

Yes, around 1730 (or perhaps a little later? it's 6 hours from Fairford to Iraq) they will arrive.

Title: B52s left Fairford this morning.......
Post by: Habu on March 21, 2003, 10:50:03 AM

I would say they are going to give Bagdad a show bombing any bunkers or troop areas south of the city.