Our Conflict Series is designed to draw attention to events since the end of World War Two. The Gulf War Air War started on the 17th January 1991 and ended on the 23rd February 1991.

The Gulf War Conflict Series portfolio includes several aircraft type that were involved from the RAF and USAF, many of which are signed by the pilots that took part including the:

• F117 Nighthawk
• Panavia Tornado GR1
• SEPECAT Jaguar.

Operation Desert Storm (US) or Operation Granby (UK), was the combat phase of the Gulf War, began with an extensive aerial bombing campaign by the air forces of the coalition against targets in Iraq and Iraqi-occupied Kuwait from 17 January to 23 February 1991. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition flew over 100,000 sorties, dropping 88,500 tons of bombs and widely destroying military and civilian infrastructure.

The air campaign was commanded by United States Air Force Lieutenant General Chuck Horner, who briefly served as Commander-in-Chief—Forward of U.S. Central Command while General Norman Schwarzkopf was still in the United States.

The British air commanders were Air Chief Marshal Andrew Wilson and Air Vice-Marshal Bill Wratten. The air campaign had largely finished by 23 February 1991 with the beginning of the coalition ground offensive into Kuwait.

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The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft designed and produced by the British aerospace company Hawker Siddeley. It was the first operational ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft with vertical/short take-off and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of its era.

It was the first of the Harrier series of aircraft, being developed directly from the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel prototype aircraft following the cancellation of a more advanced supersonic aircraft, the Hawker Siddeley P.1154.

Introduced to service amid the Cold War, the RAF positioned the bulk of their Harriers across West Germany to defend against a potential invasion of Western Europe by the Warsaw Pact forces; the unique abilities of the Harrier allowed the RAF to disperse their forces away from vulnerable airbases.

Both the Sea Harrier and the Harrier fought in the 1982 Falklands War, in which the aircraft proved to be crucial and versatile. The RN Sea Harriers provided fixed-wing air defence while the RAF Harriers focused on ground-attack missions in support of the advancing British land force.

The Harrier was also extensively redesigned as the AV-8B Harrier II and British Aerospace Harrier II by the team of McDonnell Douglas and British Aerospace. This print is Called “Night Attack” and is signed by several Harrier Pilots including two key Test Pilots, Bill Bedford and John Farley

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Brig. Gen. Robin Olds’ grew up amongst military aviators and aircraft.

A West Point graduate in 1943, he then attended flight training and went to Europe as a P-38 pilot. At the very young age of 22, he was promoted to major and given command of the 434th Fighter Squadron.

Olds continued his success after the unit converted to P-51s, and he ended the war with 12 victories. Following World War II, Olds flew in the first P-80 jet demonstration team and was the only American to command an RAF fighter Sqn,  1 Sqn flying the Gloster Meteor Jet Fighter.

In the autumn of 1966, Olds took command of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base. Olds’ charisma and courage endeared him to his people, and under his leadership, the “Wolfpack” became the USAF’s top MiG-killing wing in Southeast Asia.

The crowning achievement for Olds was planning and leading OPERATION BOLO, when North Vietnamese MiG-21 pilots were tricked into an air battle at a disadvantage. Olds shot down a MiG-21, and his 8th TFW F-4 aircrews shot down six others with no losses. He also shot down three other MiGs during his tour.

When added to his WWII victories, his lifetime victory totalled 16 enemy aircraft. Promoted to brigadier general in 1968, he became the commandant of cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and he retired from active duty in 1973.

This print is called “Mig Encounter” and highlights Robin Olds Phantom in Action.

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