Today the 222nd got to play in the sand box with a mission out of Ben Gurion Israel. Gypsy 5 flight was tasked with a low level runway strike after the area was cleared of SA-6, SA-10, and HAWK defenses by the package SEAD flight. Supporting this mission was an escort flight and a TARCAP flight that cleared out the hostile air to make a safe passage to the target area. This was a well designed campaign mission in the Israel theater with a nice coordinated effort from all flights. The mission was a success since the runway was successfully destroyed, but not without some unfortunate losses along the way.
Pictures from the OCA Strike flight lead - Gypsy 5-1.
The route - just over 2 hours flight time.
Gamblers on ramp start at Ben Gurion
About 8 miles out - 100 feet over the desert - strike area smoking from the SEAD flight
Hit from AAA fire when at 500 kts and 100 feet over the runway - jet still running, but no avionics
Stud 5-1 to the rescue to find me and escort me back home, even firing on a hostile to drive him away.
Glad to be on the deck and watch all of the returning flights.
Cowboy 6 looking smooth with a close formation landing!
Solid Truss Mission 3
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Re: Solid Truss Mission 3
Great mission. Good work and thanks to Micro for putting this mission together!
Nice pics Derk!
Nice pics Derk!

Re: Solid Truss Mission 3
Nice pictures Derk!
Your call "I am right in the middle of the water" helped a lot to find you, even because you were not on IDM anymore.
Your call "I am right in the middle of the water" helped a lot to find you, even because you were not on IDM anymore.


Re: Solid Truss Mission 3
Nice pics Derk!
Glad you guys liked it.
Also I wanna mention that the formation landing was executed by Stud 5 (knocking Dan and myself on the back
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Glad you guys liked it.
Also I wanna mention that the formation landing was executed by Stud 5 (knocking Dan and myself on the back


Re: Solid Truss Mission 3
Looks like a great flight, sorry I couldn't be there. Hope to be emerging from the work stuff this week and back in the pit on a regular basis.
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Re: Solid Truss Mission 3
I had some great pics, but unfortunately the sand ruined my camera.
Re: Solid Truss Mission 3
lol

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