Tornado [Image 4 of 7]

IRAQ

05.14.2006

Photo by Lance Cheung 

United States Air Forces Central       

Royal Air Force Flight Lts. James Freeborough, pilot, and Stewart Lawson (left aircraft), weapons officer; and Flight Lt. James Fross and Squadron Leader Matt Lawrence (right aircraft) position their Tornado GR-4s behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T Stratotanker after refueling. One after the other the Tornados will roll out to rejoin the close air support mission at a lower altitude as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Tornados and crews are from the 617 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, UK and deployed to a location in Southwest Asia. Two F-16CG Fighting Falcons, from the 177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City, can bee seen below and behind the Tornados, approaching for their air refueling over central Iraq. This Air National Guard unit is deployed to Balad Air Base Iraq.

• Date Taken: 05.14.2006
• Date Posted: 05.15.2006 13:19
• Photo ID: 20445
• Resolution: 4211x1832
• Size: 5.11 MB
• Location: IQ