Mudaysis Air Base Explained

Mudaysis
Icao:KQMG
Location:Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates:32.4099°N 41.9486°W

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.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilcox, Robert K.. Wings of Fury: From Vietnam to the Gulf War the Astonishing True. Simon and Schuster. 2010-05-11. 9781439139561 . en.
  2. Book: Davies, Steve. F-15C Eagle Units in Combat. Osprey Publishing. 2005-01-01. 9781841767307. en.
  3. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0304/01/se.15.html CNN Transcript: Daily Defense Briefing, Aired April 1, 2003 - 14:01 ET
  4. Book: Anthony Tucker-Jones. Anthony Tucker-Jones. The Iraq War: Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003. 31 March 2014. Pen and Sword. 978-1-4738-3467-5. 100–.