Tornado [Image 6 of 7]

OVER, IRAQ

05.14.2006

Photo by Lance Cheung 

United States Air Forces Central       

Royal Air Force Flight Lts. James Freeborough, pilot, and Stewart Lawson, weapons officer, position their Tornado GR-4 behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T Stratotanker for an air refueling. After refueling, the Tornado will roll out to rejoin the close air support mission at a lower altitude Ð part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Tornado and crew 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, waiting 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: 20447
• Resolution: 3008x2388
• Size: 3.96 MB
• Location: OVER, IQ