The Monster Bomb that Turned Ground into Butter
On the night of February 27, 1991, a tense silence settled over the war-torn skies above Baghdad. Mere hours before the impending ceasefire, two General Dynamics F-111F aircraft laden with mighty GBU-28 bombs embarked on a dangerous mission toward a target on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital.

Their destination was the al-Taji Airbase, approximately 15 miles northwest of Baghdad. The airbase had already endured the wrath of previous strikes, as F-117 Nighthawks had unleashed their GBU-27/B bombs, leaving a trail of destruction and "digging up the rose garden," as some accounts described it.

The first F-111F approached the target site. However, with the weight of their mission upon the crew, they released the bomb, only to realize it had fallen off-target.

It all depended on the second F-111F now.
https://youtu.be/K3vg8uQzoVQ?si=mC1j_A_MxcvQVxjR
The Monster Bomb that Turned Ground into Butter On the night of February 27, 1991, a tense silence settled over the war-torn skies above Baghdad. Mere hours before the impending ceasefire, two General Dynamics F-111F aircraft laden with mighty GBU-28 bombs embarked on a dangerous mission toward a target on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital. Their destination was the al-Taji Airbase, approximately 15 miles northwest of Baghdad. The airbase had already endured the wrath of previous strikes, as F-117 Nighthawks had unleashed their GBU-27/B bombs, leaving a trail of destruction and "digging up the rose garden," as some accounts described it. The first F-111F approached the target site. However, with the weight of their mission upon the crew, they released the bomb, only to realize it had fallen off-target. It all depended on the second F-111F now. https://youtu.be/K3vg8uQzoVQ?si=mC1j_A_MxcvQVxjR
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