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Canadian Forces - Operation IMPACT 2014 (Iraq)
Canada launches first air strikes against ISIS: CF-18 fighter jets drop laser-guided bombs on targets in Iraq.
Canadian fighter jets dropped bombs over Iraq late Sunday, November 2, 2014, Iraqi time, Defense Minister Rob Nicholson announced in a statement from Ottawa.
“Today, Canada’s CF-18s conducted their first combat strike since joining the fight against [ISIS] on Oct. 30. Co-ordinated with our coalition partners, two CF-18s attacked [ISIS] targets with GBU12 500-pound laser-guided bombs in the vicinity of Fallujah, Iraq,” Nicholson said
“The approximately four-hour mission included air-to-air refueling from Canada’s Polaris aircraft. All aircraft returned safely to their base.”
The Canadian Armed Forces CF-188 Air Task Force from 409 Squadron sits on the Canadian apron in Kuwait in support of Operation IMPACT on October 28, 2014.
Photo: Canadian Forces Combat Camera, DND
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Canadian Forces - Operation IMPACT 2014 (Iraq)
Canada launches first air strikes against ISIS: CF-18 fighter jets drop laser-guided bombs on targets in Iraq.
Canadian fighter jets dropped bombs over Iraq late Sunday, November 2, 2014, Iraqi time, Defense Minister Rob Nicholson announced in a statement from Ottawa.
“Today, Canada’s CF-18s conducted their first combat strike since joining the fight against [ISIS] on Oct. 30. Co-ordinated with our coalition partners, two CF-18s attacked [ISIS] targets with GBU12 500-pound laser-guided bombs in the vicinity of Fallujah, Iraq,” Nicholson said
“The approximately four-hour mission included air-to-air refueling from Canada’s Polaris aircraft. All aircraft returned safely to their base.”
The Canadian Armed Forces CF-188 Air Task Force from 409 Squadron sits on the Canadian apron in Kuwait in support of Operation IMPACT on October 28, 2014.
Photo: Canadian Forces Combat Camera, DND
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