Day 37: 22 Feb 1991

22 February 1991 (Friday): DAY 37

GENERAL:

v at 15:45 EST, President Bush demands that the Iraqi's leave Kuwait by 17:00

GMT on Saturday the 23rd.

AIR WAR:

v 2600 missions flown, campaign passes 91,000

F-117 HIGHLIGHTS (22Feb/Day 37):

v Day 37/Wave Three: 4 x F-117's from the 416th TFS

5 x F-117's from the 415th TFS

- takeoff during the p.m. of Day 37/22nd to hit targets on Day 37/22nd

- Scored 11 hits with 18 PGM attempts (61%)

- Railroad Yard

- Radio Communication Equipment

- Highway Bridges at Tikrit

- Chemical Weapons at Qayyarah West Airfield

- Ammunition Storage Bunkers at Mosul Airfield

- SCUD Missile Production Facility at Taji

- An Underground Nuclear Facility

- 415th scored only 4 of 10 due to weapons guidance & target ID problems

v Day 38/Wave One: 6 x F-117's from the 416th TFS

4 x F-117's from the 415th TFS

- takeoff during the p.m. of Day 37/22nd to hit targets on Day 38/23rd

- Scored 17 direct hits with 20 PGM attempts (85%), 1 no-drop

- A Suspected Nuclear Research Facility in the Bagdad Area

(4 x 415th pilots + 1 x 416th pilot put in 10 out of 10)

- The Steel Fabrication Plant in Taji

- A Suspected SCUD Missile Production Facility in Latifiya

v Day 38/Wave Two: 6 x F-117's from the 416th TFS

8 x F-117's from the 415th TFS

- takeoff during the p.m. of Day 37/22nd to hit targets on Day 38/23rd

- Scored 19 direct hits with 26 PGM attempts (73%)

- 1 x F-117 air aborted

- A Suspected Nuclear Research Facility in the Bagdad Area

(all 13 x F-117's put on this target)

LOSSES:

v CENTCOM confirmed that to date only two aircraft were downed by SAM's

... "Inside Defense Electronics", 22Feb91, pg 3

... two of the 22 confirmed combat losses (9%) were from SAM's but another

three aircraft are "under consideration" and confirmed later.

... (1) F/A-18 to SA-2 on the 17th of January

... (1) A-6E to unidentified SAM's on the 17th of January

... (1) OV-10D to an SA-14 on the 18th of January

... (1) F-16C to SA-3 on the 19th of January

... (1) F-16C to SA-6 on the 19th of January, verified later

SCUDS:

v 34th SCUD fired on Israel, (4) fired at Saudi Arabia

v 1st SCUD fired at Bahrain

Gulf War 1991 Chronology

Day 37: 22 Feb 1991