F-4E at Incirlik during Desert Storm

I've found several references to an F-4E unit deployed at Incirlik
during DS, but I can't seem to find what they were doing there. All
other Phantoms were either taking snapshots or scrapping SAM sites,
but that's a job for RF-4C or F-4G types, not the E model. Does anyone
here know what they were doing?

Thanks

Rob

"Rob van Riel" wrote in message
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I've found several references to an F-4E unit deployed at Incirlik
during DS, but I can't seem to find what they were doing there. All
other Phantoms were either taking snapshots or scrapping SAM sites,
but that's a job for RF-4C or F-4G types, not the E model. Does anyone
here know what they were doing?

Rob,

these were F-4E's from the 3rd TFW, specialised in Pave Tack / GBU-15
operations. AFAUK, none were used operationally.

HTH,

Andre

Rob,

According to a nice article in a past Smoke Trails article, six F-4E's
from the 3rd TFS/3rd TFW were deployed to Incirlik, but only four made
it to Incerlik on 2/20/91 (71-1086, 72-1407, 73-1198/9). The unit's
AVQ-26 Pave Tack pods were stuck in a transport at Hickam AFB, and did
not arrive in time for combat use.

The unit's first combat action occured on 2/22/91, when they flew AAA
suppressions missions for F-16's against Al Mosul, Iraq, with similiar
combat missions on 2/26 and 2/27.

Ordnance configurations were the same for all combat missions, all
aircraft:

- a single CBU-87/D on each of the inboard pylons, suspended from
'special weapon' adapter.

- AIM-9 missle rails were in place, but no Sidewinder missles were
carried

- AIM-7F's in the two rear Sparrow wells.

- deep ALQ-131(V)-14 in left front Sparrow well, right front well
unused.

- Two 370 gallon wing tanks, and F-15 style 600 gallon centerline tank.

A Pave Tack laser designation mission was set for 2/28/91, but was
canceled due to the cease fire. The aircraft were loaded, but did not
fly, with:

- Paveway GBU-10's mounted directly to the each inboard pylon

- AVQ-26 Pave Tack on centerline, replacing 600 gallon tank.


All aircraft were ARN-101/TISEO equipped.

The aircraft left Turkey on 3/19/91, and went directly to AMARC.

Hope that helps.

MM



In article , Rob van
Riel wrote:

I've found several references to an F-4E unit deployed at Incirlik
during DS, but I can't seem to find what they were doing there. All
other Phantoms were either taking snapshots or scrapping SAM sites,
but that's a job for RF-4C or F-4G types, not the E model. Does anyone
here know what they were doing?

Thanks

Rob

I had no idea we had any F-4Es there taking part in DS. I did hear about some
F-4G strikes towards the end, when there werent any SEAD targets for them, and
they started to use them on strike missions, I believe using AGM-65s.


Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter

In article ,
Ron wrote:
I had no idea we had any F-4Es there taking part in DS. I did hear about some
F-4G strikes towards the end, when there werent any SEAD targets for them, and
they started to use them on strike missions, I believe using AGM-65s.


Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter

The Incirlik F-4Gs started carrying AGM-65G Mavericks the last couple of weeks
of active shooting. They were not tasked as direct strike missions, but still
performed the SEAD mission first with a single HARM (plus the HARMs their
F-16C wingmen had) and would then shoot the Maverick on a carefully-studied
target after the main strike package was headed outbound.

Billy

MM wrote in message ...
loads of useful info
Hope that helps.

Thanks. That was exactly the sort of information I was looking for.

Rob