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File: 120596_aadab_16.txtThree aircraft, two loaded with GBU-24's and one with CBU-87 munitions, made up Charger flight. Two of the aircraft had successful sorties against chemical weapons bunkers at A1 Jarrah. Charger 75 and Charger 77 hit the target, [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(4)] Buck 67, carrying CBU 89s, and Buck 68, loaded with GBU 24 munitions, were launched against biological warfare facilities at Kardala. Buck 68 experienced an air abort [(b)(1)3.4(b)(4)] with Buck 67 continuing on to the target and successfully hitting biological weapons storage areas. A flight consisting of Ram 41 through Ram 44 had four successful sorties against biological warfare bunkers at Salman Pak. All four aircraft carried four CBU-89 bombs and each released all four weapons. Ram 44 hit its target with the first bomb, then used the other three on targets of opportunity in the Salman Pak area. The four aircraft of Buck flight also had all successful sorties against biological warfare facilities. Buck 71 through Buck 74 hit biological weapons bunkers at A1 Nasiriyay, each air craft expending four CBU-89 cluster bombs against the biological storage areas.
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