Page 1 of 1

25 MAY 2019 Riders on the Storm

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 11:04 pm
by Lion
VFA-41 tasked with bombing Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus ammo depots and warehouses located near Kutaisi with JDAM munitions.

Dealer 1-1 - Lion: primary targets hit, trapped.
Dealer 1-2 - Hedgehog: primary targets hit, trapped.

Weather was low altitude thunderstorm with heavy wind, rain and turbulence with complete cloud cover at 900 ft. Fortunately flight stayed above the cloud deck and out of targeting from a carpet of MANPADs and hit their targets, and successfully recovered back aboard Stennis in inclement weather and in twilight and night.

Re: 25 MAY 2019 Riders on the Storm

Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 8:22 am
by Hedgehog
storm01.jpg
On the timer with JDAMs.
storm01.jpg (37.95 KiB) Viewed 2285 times
storm02.jpg
Night tanking with NVGs.
storm02.jpg (31.77 KiB) Viewed 2285 times

Re: 25 MAY 2019 Riders on the Storm

Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 8:31 am
by Hedgehog
Pilot records and Greenie Board updated.