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Written From The Unique Perspective Of A Fast Jet Cockpit, Tornado Over The Tigris Captures The Essence Of What It Was Really Like To Fly A Tornado At The Front-line Of The Cold War In Germany And On Operations Over Iraq In The Aftermath Of The Gulf War. After Achieving A Boyhood Ambition To Qualify As An Raf Pilot, Michael Napier Was Posted To Raf Bruggen In Germany Where He Spent Five Years Flying Tornado Gr1 Strike/attack Aircraft At The Height Of The Cold War. Always Exhilarating, Sometimes Amusing And Often Dangerous, Michael Napier's Tornado Flying Ranged From 'routine' Low-flying In Continental Europe And The Uk, To Air Combat Manoeuvring In Sardinia And The Ultra-realistic Red Flag Exercises In The Usa. Progressing From Struggling First-tourist To Respected Four-ship Leader, He Then Became An Instructor At The Tactical Weapons Unit At Raf Chivenor. This Tour, During Which He Flew The Hawk, Provided Yet More Exciting And Challenging Flying. He Returned To The Tornado At Bruggen As A Flight Commander Shortly After The Gulf War And Subsequently Flew A Number Of Operational Sorties Over Iraq, Which Included Leading Air-strikes Against Iraqi Air Defence Installations As Part Of

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Author

Napier, Michael John W

Publisher

Pen and Sword Aviation

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781473845688

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Military

Rating

4.4 / 5 (443 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14