operation `` hurricane '' was a 24-hour bombing Attack operation to `` demonstrate to the enemy in germany generally the overwhelming superiority of the allied air forces in this theatre '' ( in the directive to harris aco raf bomber command ) and `` cause mass panic and in the ruhr , disrupt frontline communications and demonstrate the futility of resistance '' ( in the words of the official raf history ) .

operation chastise was an attack Attack on german dams carried out Action on unk may 1943 by royal air force no .

This force 's arrival was disrupted Hindering by German air attacks Attack on the ships carrying Carry_goods its units .

the was a series of firebombing Attack air raids Attack by the united states army air forces during the pacific campaigns Military_operation of world war Hostile_encounter ii .

the was a series of firebombing Attack air raids Attack by the united states army air forces during the pacific campaigns Military_operation of world war Hostile_encounter ii .

The US first mounted Military_operation a seaborne , small-scale air raid Attack on Tokyo in April 1942 .

The four-year NTSB investigation concluded with the approval of the Aircraft Accident Report on August 23 , 2000 , ending Process_end the most extensive , complex , and costly air disaster investigation Criminal_investigation in U.S. history to that time .

The attack Terrorism was followed Manufacturing by government air strikes Attack on LTTE territory , although the military claimed Statement they were in response Response to an artillery attack Attack and not the suicide bombing Terrorism .

To mark Recording the occasion , the band 's set began Process_start with a Spitfire flyover , an event Social_event which was mirrored at the tour Traveling 's final concert Social_event at Knebworth , which was preceded by a First World War Hostile_encounter air display , organised Arranging and featuring Cause_to_be_included vocalist Bruce Dickinson .

the band also managed Control to play Competition at several big festivals Social_event , like download festival Social_event , bloodstock open Openness air , and wacken open Openness air .

the band also managed Control to play Competition at several big festivals Social_event , like download festival Social_event , bloodstock open Openness air , and wacken open Openness air .

Soon after , the eyewall passed Motion_directional over the Japanese island of Miyako-jima on September 10 and produced Creating an air pressure reading of , the fourth-lowest recorded Recording in the nation .

Unfavourable wind shear Destroying , land interaction Collaboration , and dry air prevented Preventing_or_letting much restrengthening , and for several days , Gillian was a weak tropical low Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale .

the strike spread Dispersal to other cities , and was joined Becoming_a_member by elements of the royal indian air force and local police forces .

operation tiger hound was a covert u.s. 2nd air division , later seventh air force and u.s. navy task force Military_operation 77 aerial interdiction campaign conducted Action in southeastern laos from 5 december 1965 till 11 november 1968 , during the vietnam war .

the missions were originally controlled Control by the 2d air division until that headquarters was superseded by the seventh air force on 1 april 1966 .

unlike operation barrel roll and `` steel tiger , '' however , the bombing Attack in the new area would be conducted Action by aircraft of the republic of vietnam air force and by u.s. air force units based in south vietnam ( aircraft participating Participation in `` barrel roll '' and `` steel tiger '' were generally based in thailand ) .

By the end Process_end of 1968 and the absorption Cause_to_amalgamate of `` Tiger Hound '' operations by Operation Commando Hunt , 103,148 tactical air sorties had been flown Motion over Laos .

lion air flight 904 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from husein unk international airport in bandung to ngurah rai international airport in bali , indonesia .

a united states air force unk stratofortress bomber , af serial no .

`` unk '' , c/n unk , carrying Bringing two nuclear weapons departed Departing from mather air force base near sacramento .

according to the official air force report , the aircraft experienced Change_sentiment an uncontrolled decompression that required Preventing_or_letting it to descend to in order to lower the cabin altitude .

The defending Defending Pakistani troops hardly suffered Bodily_harm any casualties Death despite being subjected Confronting_problem to repeated Indian artillery bombardment Attack and air strikes Attack .

operation `` freedom deal '' was a united states seventh air force interdiction Action and close air support campaign waged in cambodia , a neutral country , between 19 may 1970 and 15 august 1973 , as an expansion Expansion of the vietnam war , as well as the cambodian civil war .

operation `` freedom deal '' was a united states seventh air force interdiction Action and close air support campaign waged in cambodia , a neutral country , between 19 may 1970 and 15 august 1973 , as an expansion Expansion of the vietnam war , as well as the cambodian civil war .

The crash Catastrophe surpassed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 as the deadliest aviation accident Catastrophe in South American history , and remains the deadliest aviation accident involving Cause_to_be_included the A320 proper worldwide , and the second-deadliest air disaster Catastrophe involving Cause_to_be_included the A320 family , surpassed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by the bombing Attack of Metrojet Flight 9268 , an A321-231 , which crashed Catastrophe in Egypt in October 2015 with 224 fatalities .

the accident was investigated Scrutiny by the brazilian air force 's aeronautical accidents investigation Criminal_investigation and prevention Preventing_or_letting center ( ; unk ) , with a final report Reporting issued Creating in september 2009 .

The Sino-Indian War was also noted Know for the non-deployment of the air force by either the Chinese or Indian side .

carried out Action by boeing b-17 flying fortress heavy bombers of the u.s. army air forces on august 17 , 1943 , it was an ambitious plan Arranging to cripple Destroying the german aircraft industry .

after being postponed Change_event_time several times by unfavorable weather , the operation , known within the eighth air force as `` mission no .

84 '' , was flown Motion on the anniversary of the first daylight raid by the eighth air force .

as a result , the eighth air force was unable to follow Motion up immediately with a second attack Attack that might have seriously crippled Hindering german industry .

on 26 september 1992 a nigerian air force lockheed c-130h hercules crashed Catastrophe three minutes after take-off Motion from lagos , nigeria .

supporting Supporting the carrier aircraft were eight b-17 bombers of the 435th bombardment squadron of the 19th bombardment group from garbutt field , townsville , australia and eight royal australian air force hudson bombers of no .

In spite of the losses sustained during the air raid , Japanese forces successfully occupied Control Lae and Salamaua and began Process_start the construction of a base and airfield .

air units based at the airfield later supported Supporting an air superiority campaign against allied forces at port moresby .

air units based at the airfield later supported Supporting an air superiority campaign against allied forces at port moresby .

However , the intrusion of cooler air imparted weakening Cause_change_of_strength , and the storm dissipated Removing on September 30 just off the east coast of Louisiana .

It later weakened Cause_change_of_strength due to increasing wind shear and drier air , and after recurving to the northeast , Lupit became Becoming extratropical south of Japan on December 2 .

the operation commenced Process_start during a nato bombing campaign against the vrs , codenamed operation deliberate force , which targeted Aiming bosnian serb air defences , artillery and storage facilities initially in the area of sarajevo , but also elsewhere in the country .

although persistent wind shear and dry air hampered Hindering intensification early on , carlos strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a hurricane on june 13 after moving into a more favorable environment .

However , the return of dry air and upwelling of cooler waters caused Causation the system to deteriorate into a tropical storm .

The reprieve was brief , however , as the onset of wind shear , land interaction , and dry air afterward led to Causation rapid weakening .

Strategically , `` Husky '' achieved Achieve the goals set out Military_operation for it by Allied planners ; the Allies drove Motion Axis air , land and naval forces Motion from the island and the Mediterranean sea lanes were opened Openness for Allied merchant ships for the first time since 1941 .

It was hoped Change_sentiment that the preliminary naval and air bombardments would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strong points .

operation martyr UNK ( ) was a military operation Military_operation conducted Action by the turkish air force against islamic state Statement of iraq and the levant ( unk ) positions in syria , and kurdistan workers ' party ( pkk ) positions in northern iraq , on 24 and 25 july 2015 .

airstrikes Attack were launched Process_start by f-16 fighter jets taking off Departing from UNK and unk air base on 24 july and 25 july .

The Iraqi government responded Response on 26 June by launching Process_start an air assault Attack operation Attack to recapture Conquering the city .

The Japanese invaded Attack in order to construct naval and air bases to provide Supply security for their major base at Rabaul , New Britain and to support Supporting strategic operations in the Solomon Islands .

In November 1943 , allied forces landed Self_motion on the west coast of Bougainville as part of the latter stages of Operation Cartwheel , and began Process_start building air bases to assist in the isolation and neutralization of Rabaul .