Squadron leader on plane missing in Gulf War strikes
- Title
- Squadron leader on plane missing in Gulf War strikes
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 25 Jan 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:07:47
- Description
- Tom Carter interviews RAF Squadron Leader Sandy Davies on the RAF Tornado crew missing from his squadron in the Gulf War air strikes. On how they monitor missions; how soon they knew an aircraft was lost; the mission they were on; rescue efforts; dealing with crewmen’s families; how experienced the crew were; future tactics. Taken from TFM radio.
- Contributors
- TFM; Tom Carver; Sandy Davies
- Keywords
- Great Britain; Military aircraft; Pilots; Missing persons; Aerial bombardment; Military operations; Casualties; RAF; Kuwait; Iraq; Search and rescue operations; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Air force personnel; War (events); Operation Desert Storm (1991)
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