Military: Persian Gulf Strike
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| Birthname | First U.S. Strike | ||
| born on | 17 January 1991 at 02:13 (= 02:13 AM ) | ||
| Place | Al-kuwayt, Kuwait, 29n20, 47e59 | ||
| Timezone | BGT h3e (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   26°20'   07°11 Asc. 23°34'
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Biography
American Operation Desert Storm, the first missile strike of Iraq from nine U.S. vessels in the Arabian Gulf. The first of the Tomahawk guided 18 ft. missiles, headed toward Iraq, was launched, followed at two minute intervals by the next.
(pp.31) The eighth and final shot ripped from the deck at 2:39 AM.
(pp.32) "The Apache pilot checked the computer clock - 0237:30 - as the first radio call of the mission came from one of the other Apaches, 'Party in ten.'" He counted down the seconds... and released his missile at Mach One, the attack on the radar sites at Nukayb, the Iraqi Air Defense Center. The four Apache helicopters hit the radar base with a volley of slender Hydra rockets, destroying every building and radar dish.
(pp.33) At 2:51 AM, thirteen minutes after the Apaches began their attack on the radar sites at Nukayb, the first bombs fell on Iraq.
(pp.37) Baghdad was struck by the first wave between 3:06 and 3:11 AM with eight missiles into the presidential palace. In the next 24 hours, 116 missiles were fired from nine ships in the Gulf.
Relationships
- compare to chart of Schwarzkopf, Norman H. (born 22 August 1934)
- compare to chart of Powell, Colin (born 5 April 1937)
Source Notes
LMR quotes Rick Atkinson, "The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War," Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, New York, 1993, (pp.29) "The command was given to strike at 2:13 AM on the U.S.S. Wisconsin in the Persian Gulf."
The L&L is taken for Al-kuwayt, Kuwait, on the Gulf.
Categories
- Mundane : Political : Battles (Invasions: U.S. attacks Iraq)
