Mudaysis is a military airfield located in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. The field was used various times by the United States military during the 2003 Iraq War.
Mudaysis | |
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| Summary | |
| Location | Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 32°24′36″N 41°56′55″E / 32.4099°N 41.9486°E |
 Interactive map of Mudaysis | |
During the 1991 Gulf War, the Mudaysis radar site was knocked out by F-15 Eagles.[1] Several Dassault Mirage F1 aircraft were shot down over Mudaysis by the F-15s.[2]
In 2003, radar sites at Mudaysis were bombed by American aircraft;[3] an F-16 attacked the radar site with a PGM.[4]
External links
edit- Mudaysis Airbase at GlobalSecurity.org
References
edit- ↑ Wilcox, Robert K. (2010-05-11). Wings of Fury: From Vietnam to the Gulf War the Astonishing True. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439139561.
- ↑ Davies, Steve (2005-01-01). F-15C Eagle Units in Combat. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781841767307.
- ↑ CNN Transcript: Daily Defense Briefing, Aired April 1, 2003 - 14:01 ET
- ↑ Anthony Tucker-Jones (31 March 2014). The Iraq War: Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003. Pen and Sword. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-4738-3467-5.