The RAF in the 1991 Gulf War

This is a collection of original photos taken between January and March 1991 showing the aircraft of the Royal Air Force during and immediately after the Gulf War (Operation Granby). The photos cover the following RAF combat aircraft detachments based in the region:

Muhrarraq (Bahrain)
Buccaneer det	Blackburn Buccaneer S.Mk 2B	208 Sqn lead with 12 Sqn & 237 OCU from RAF Lossiemouth
Jaguar det	SEPECAT Jaguar GR.Mk 1A	41 Sqn lead with elements of 6 & 54 Sqns from RAF Coltishall
Tornado det	Panavia Tornado GR.Mk 1	15 Sqn lead with elements of 9, 17, 27, 31 & 617 Sqns from RAF Bruggen, RAF Laarbruch and RAF Marham
Victor det	Handley Page Victor K.Mk 2	55 Sqn from RAF Marham
Tabuk (Saudi Arabia)
Tornado det	Panavia Tornado GR.Mk 1	16 Sqn lead with elements of 2, 9, 13, 14, 20 & 617 Sqns from RAF Bruggen, RAF Honington, RAF Laarbruch and RAF Marham

Click on the detachment name for more photos. (Offers of photos of the Dhahran detachment are welcome).

Tornado GR.1 'E' and 'G' take-off	Victor K.2 XM715 going home
Buccaneer S.2B XX901 'Kathryn' with full mission tally	Tornado GR.1 tail fins at Muharraq