Fire in the Skies Over Baghdad

December 22, 2021 • 00:48:27
Fire in the Skies Over Baghdad
The Spear
Fire in the Skies Over Baghdad

Dec 22 2021 | 00:48:27

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Show Notes

In this episode, retired US Air Force Col. Kim Campbell joins to share a story from 2003. A career A-10 pilot, her squadron was deployed to the Middle East at the beginning of the war in Iraq. During a mission, she and her flight lead in another A-10 responded to a call for air support from a US unit engaged with Iraqi troops. On her last rocket pass, she felt and heard an explosion—and knew immediately that she had been hit. Listen as she explains what happened that day and how she responded when she suddenly found herself flying a heavily damaged aircraft.

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