BBC news coverage on the morning after the start of Operation Desert Storm - 17 January 1991. The presenters are Nicholas Witchell and Laurie Mayer. Reports from Ben Brown, Michael MacMillan and Gavin Esler
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@rosshilton3 жыл бұрын
Today, exactly 30 years ago, I was in Perth Australia, on my way back from the mining town of Kalgoorlie. It was a Friday morning. I arrived at Perth airport from Kalgoorlie and there were TV sets in the terminal, with a crowd of people standing looking at them. Thr Gulf War had just kicked off. Operation Desert Storm. The TV showed hundreds of bombing raids. The TV kept repeating crosses to Bagdad. I watched history take place live in front of me. It was the first time. The flight from Perth to Sydney was long, and in those days you had no communication. On arrival everyone rushed to the TV screens in the Ansett arrivals area to catch up. It seems like last week.
@benreadspoetry79587 ай бұрын
At 11:36 - isn’t it weird how there was less of a sound delay compared to today?
@whatamalike3 жыл бұрын
Wonder if there's an interview with Solid Snake?
@ennbee34905 жыл бұрын
Born on this very day..
@dylannnnnnnnn4 жыл бұрын
Wow. I was born the day it started. 2nd August 1990
@stevenobrien37637 ай бұрын
Loved watching the news on a morning before going to school back then👍👌
@ponyboycurtis57346 жыл бұрын
`Saddam` "The mother of all battles has now begun. " Might of had a point on reflection ?
@vomitur6 жыл бұрын
*have
@user-ld2mn3sr8h Жыл бұрын
I was a 20 year old tanktransporter it was over before it began!
@carlainyonga70093 ай бұрын
Ben Brown, still presenting on the BBC these days.
@kino-cathedral4 жыл бұрын
How do you air to air refuel ???
@cmparsons63604 жыл бұрын
Section 29J Sweedie I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to answer your question; I got the chance to go up into the no fly zone in 1990 I refueled three fighter jets A14s and one A 10 war hog it was very intense and interesting I did this with the Italian Air Force where I was stationed Near Vincenzo Italy
@puellamservumaddominum61803 жыл бұрын
One plane refuels another with a fuel line
@AviationHighlights3 жыл бұрын
There are two ways air to air refuelling can be conducted: The tanker aircraft can have what is known as a ‘boom’ which is essentially a long probe protruding from the underside of the fuselage. The aircraft being refuelled has an opening, somewhere on the topside of the airframe. It then flies up behind and slightly underneath the tanker, until the boom is inserted into the opening. There is close communication between the ‘boom operator’ and the pilot to make sure they align safely. The other way is basically the same, but instead of the tanker using a boom, it extends wires with baskets on the end of them. The airflow keeps them up as the aircraft flies. In this case, the aircraft being refuelled has a probe which the pilot has to aim into the basket. For both of these ways, when contact is made, the tanker starts transferring the fuel over. Hope this helps :)
@johnpunchard81612 жыл бұрын
The aircraft is called a KC-130 tanker plane. They can refuel 5-6 aircraft.
@larbislimane364 жыл бұрын
17 Jan 1991... The Sounding of the 5th trumpet....and the 1st Woe...2 Woes are coming.
@jameskeeth40373 жыл бұрын
Saddam was flattened
@danchaplin1347 жыл бұрын
Great times
@oldmanc25 жыл бұрын
Dish dashas or khaki? Take your pick
@columnedfox5508Ай бұрын
The Americans and British rely too much on technology, they never fight man to man - Saddam Hussain
@youtuber20214 жыл бұрын
The War in Iraq of 2003 happened after 9/11. So what was the reason for this Iraq War because I'm too young to understand. What was happening back then.
@richardvernon3174 жыл бұрын
Iraq invaded Kuwait in august 1990 and refused to withdraw.
@chrisrichardson50233 ай бұрын
Politics and oil. In essence Saddam's forces attached Kuwait. America is an ally of Kuwait. The war was over for Saddam before it began.
@mdshoaibmdshoaib4515 жыл бұрын
Saddam Hussein is unik Tiger
@user-se7fs1kp4y Жыл бұрын
Henderson A loss
@shayboubbinshaddad71814 жыл бұрын
💭✊🏽 Bush Bush Bush Bush Make the right decision 💯 اتخاذ القرار الصحيح فصدام يشكل خطر علي السلم العالمي بعصابته لانه ان وصل لسلاح نووي لاستخدم السلاح دون تراجع فحزب البعث دموي ولا يتخذ عهد معه فشكرا لبوش الاب القرار السليم لحماية دول الخليج من تمدد حزب صدام Thanks America and Britain And all friends 🌸
@Zawa-world-vlogs Жыл бұрын
LOVE U SADAM HUSSAIN
@softdrink-0 Жыл бұрын
Dead
@georgerobert4709 Жыл бұрын
I recall being woken very early morning on my AFV and told to get into NBC KIT. Then we looked up to see hundreds of aircraft criss crossing the night sky before they doused all lights as they crossed the border into Iraq . Sometime later we could hear and feel the detonation of the bombs and Cruise missiles. I think we all had a wee moment digesting the fact that we were now at war for real.