Libya Raider - Flying on El Dorado Canyon. Jim Jimenez [Full]

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0:00 Intro and Jim’s background
6:18 Turning initial (F-111) disappointment into determination
11:44 How she wants to kill you, but WSOs are good!
16:36 Arriving at Lakenheath and an overview of the F-111F
29:25 The mission
33:35 Flying heavy/the end of the world/not all pylons pivot
38:14 Genesis of the Libya raid, accumulation of “indicators”
47:20 Stepping to the jets, time to go
49:30 The “original” small scale plan, crew selection
54:57 An ad break we can all get behind!
55:50 Planning, involvement of actual participants, deconfliction with the Navy
1:01:40 CSAR plan?
1:03:30 Practice of long missions?
1:05:30 Deception plan
1:07:50 Planning in more detail
1:11:32 The step in more detail
1:13:36 Emotions and managing them throughout this phase?
1:16:08 Vietnam lessons passed down by vets
1:18:40 The SAM threat and mitigation?
1:21:17 A couple of side stories before “we” drop off the tanker
1:27:01 Lights off and dropping off the tanker……
1:41:50 Downtown - approaching the target
1:45:14 Off target - delousing ship and 662kts!
1:49:01 First go pill - time to tank
1:52:22 The BBC keeping the crews company on RTB
1:54:55 Coasting in/sunrise/ national anthems
1:57:10 Handing piddle packs to the “welcoming committee”
1:59:20 Debrief and details
2:07:38 Any lasting after effects/thoughts?
2:10:10 Loss of Karma 52
2:14:25 The influence of the raid on remaining service
2:16:20 The “red headed stepchild” lives up to the moment
2:18:10 Why the raiders avoided any limelight

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