ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70600
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 February 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 321H Super Frelon |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Iraq -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the Gulf War on February 13 1991, two F/A-18A Hornets from VFA-195 attacked an Iraqi Super Frelon equipped with Exocets on the ground. One of the Hornets destroyed the helicopter with a Walleye I TV-guided bomb. 16 Super Frelon delivered from 1977.
Sources:
The Pursuit of Precision - AGM-62 Walleye - The TV-Guided Glide Bomb (2009) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPgVsz_TnkE
30th Anniversary of Desert Storm (Part 2) February/March 1991 - https://navintpro.org/professional-articles/2021/02/19/h059.1-desert-storm-part-2-(february-1991)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2009 08:02 | TB | Added |
| 21-Dec-2009 11:40 | TB | Updated |
| 08-Jan-2022 09:17 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2022 10:24 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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