Desert Storm - F-16 Pilot Fights for his Life Over Baghdad - Animated

Summary by Krater

This video details an F-16 airstrike mission on the Al-Tuwaitha nuclear facility and Baghdad during Operation Desert Storm, showing how intensive Iraqi air defense forced attacking pilots to evade surface-to-air missiles.

From the video

Answers: What happened during the F-16 airstrike on Baghdad in Operation Desert Storm?

• F-16 airstrike mission
• Baghdad air defenses
• Al-Tuwaitha nuclear facility
• Surface-to-air missile evasion

What it concludes

• The F-16 raid on Baghdad's nuclear facility and oil refinery failed to deal significant damage to Saddam's nuclear facility.
• Major Tullia successfully evaded six surface-to-air missiles using maneuvers alone after his chaff and flare dispensers malfunctioned.
• Captain Roberts' aircraft was shot down with shrapnel damage, resulting in both pilots ejecting and becoming prisoners of war.
• Only two F-16s were shot down during the raid, and after this experiment, subsequent missions used F-117s and Tomahawks instead.