文档介绍：Osprey Aviation Edttor slnce
1989, TOW HOLMES is
a native of Frernantle, Western
Australla. Responsible for
devislng the Alrcmft of the
Aces, Combat Aircraft and
Aviation Elite Units series,
Tony has also written mom
than 20 books lor Osprey in
the past 17 yearn. A US naval
aviation specialist, he was
granted exclusive access
to more than 30 pilots
recently returned from OIF
during pilation
of this volume.
CHRIS DAVEY has Illustrated
more than 20 tiles lor
Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces,
Combat Alrcraft and Aviation
Elite Units series over the past
decade. Based in Mandeld,
Nottinghamshire, and one
of the last traditional airbrush
artists In the business, he has
e Osprey's artlst of
choice for US- fighters,
RAF subject matter and
modern fast jets, proving his
undoubted sklll when dealing
with large aircraft subjects
such as the FIA-18s in this
volume.
1 BAT AIRCRAFT 46 1
US NAVY
UNITS OF OPERATION
IRHQI FREEDOM
PART ONE
UNITS OF OPERHTIOF
TONY HOLMES
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Front cover R&~oP
On the mornlng of 10 April 2003 Thii volume is dedicated to the memoby of Lt Nathan 'UJ'White, Ned in
Capt Mark Pox, Camrnandrr of
dmw the night of 2 April 2003
CW-2, launched from the deck d
USS Con8telletion (CV-Ml on hl8
12th Operation Iraqi Freedom sortia. First pbkshed in Great Britain in 2004 by Osprey Publishing
Aacornpaniud by hls wlngrnan. 1st Floor Elms Courc, Chapel Way, Bodey, Oxford, OX2 9LP
Lt Cdr Stew Carglll from VFA-137.
he hdd south of Baghdad in
FIA-18C BuNo 164698; Q 2004 Osprey Publishing Limired
'Plylng aa "Minx ll",and talked
with providing WOs& Alr lupport All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealii for he purpose of private study,
(GAS), Ichecked In wkh tho E-2
and
controller. Lt Cdr Cargill and Ithen research, criticism or review, as permitd under the Copyright, Design
started wotklng down a list of Parents Act 1988, no part of chis publicat