Day 6: 22 Jan 1991

22 January 1991 (Tuesday): DAY 6

GENERAL

v Iraqi's set oil stroage tanks and facilities on fire in Kuwait

v Iraqi has over 545,000 men, 2400 tanks, 2800 APC's, & 3100 arty pieces

AIR WAR:

v 10,000 sorties exceeded

v F-14 crewman Lt Devon Jones rescued in Iraq after long SAR mission

v VS-24 S-3B "Viking" ASW aircraft became the first anti-sub aircraft in

history to undertake a land attack mission by delivering 6 x MK-82's per

aircraft on an Iraqi AAA site in Southern Iraq. VS-24 is part of CVW-8 aboard

the USS Theodore Roosevelt serving in the Red Sea

v 4 x A-6's attack and disable an Iraqi T-43 minelaying ship, another chased off

F-117 HIGHLIGHTS (22Jan/Day 6):

v Day 6/Wave Two: 14 x F-117's from the 416th TFS

- launched on the 22nd and hit targets on same day

- Scored 26 hits with 28 PGM attempts (93%)

- Bagdad, Al Taji, Abu Ghurayb, & North Taji

- SAM sites

- Internal Security Facility

- Iraq Ministry of Defense in Bagdad

- The Main Intelligence Services Facility in Bagdad

- Iraqi Air Force Headquarters in Bagdad

- the Presidential Palace

- the Presidential Retreat

- 2 x Telephone Exchanges in Bagdad

- Bagdad Nuclear Research Facility

- Biological Warfare Center

v Day 7/Wave One: 14 x F-117's from the 415th TFS

- dawn launch to hit targets on Day 6/22nd hit targets on Day 7/23rd

- Scored 21 hits on the airfield and 1 on an alternate target

from 26 PGM attempts (85%)

- Main target at the Balad Southeast Airfield

KILLS:

v 2 Encounters mentioned and missile consumption mentioned by Raytheon by eventually

the engagements were not verified and have been dropped from the final tally.

v McPeak's Briefing makes no mention of any Kills

v Pentagon Release makes no mention of any missile expenditures

v McAir F-15 Briefing makes no mention of any Kills

v Raytheon Briefing cites 3 Sparrow Kills, (2)F-1 + (1)MiG-29

v Maj Bill Strandberg Jr's analysis has no mention of kills this date

v CENTCOM Awards message makes no mention of this date for credits

DAMAGED:

v 1 x F-16C Blk-40 from the 388th TFW at Hill AFB

... 88-495, Blk-40

... damaged seriously from SAM hit under belly

... nose landing gear would not lower

... aircraft landed with no nose gear

... flown by Maj Shoemaker who was stationed at the JFACC

LOSSES: None Recorded

SCUDS:

v SCUD hits Tel Aviv after being hit by Patriot

v (6) fired at Saudi Arabia, (1) intercepted by Patriot, (5) into desert

CASUALTIES:

Gulf War 1991 Chronology

Day 6: 22 Jan 1991