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CF-18 Hornet - Combat.
In 1991, Canada committed 26 CF-18s to the Gulf War (aka Desert Shield / Desert Storm), these were based in Doha, Qatar. During the Gulf War, Canadian pilots flew 5,700+ hours, including 2,700 combat air patrol missions. These aircraft were taken from Canada's airbase in Germany, CFB Baden-Soellingen (now a civilian airport only). In the beginning the CF-18s began “sweep and escort” combat missions to support ground-attack strikes by Allied air forces. However during the 100 hour Allied ...
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| | | | CF-18 Hornet - History: Encyclopedia II - CF-18 Hornet - F-18 and Canada Canada was the first export customer for the Hornet, ordering 138 aircraft to replace the CF-104 Starfighter (air recce & strike, based in Germany), the CF-101 Voodoo (air interception, Canada) and the CF-116 Freedom Fighter (ground attack, Canada). CF-116s continued to serve for some time though (light ground attack, lead in fighter training for the CF-18, and in Disimiliar Air Combat Maneuvers (DACM) ...
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