Sentence examples for flying cover from inspiring English sources

Several Kiowas were flying cover for the American troops, Iraqi witnesses said, when something struck one of the craft at about noon, causing it to explode.

But on the night in question he was in a Sabre jet fighter flying cover over the Maddox and the Turner Joy, and he scoured the seas for more than two hours; and he is as sure as man can be that they were fighting phantom blips on a radar screen.

Kennett Love's history of the Suez war captured the full impact of Morris's report: "Morris... despatched French pilots' accounts of attacking Egyptians in the Sinai, of flying cover over Israeli territory, and of dropping supplies to Israeli paratroopers at Mitla Pass.

Two missions a night were flown from Ubon with two A-1 escorts from Nakhon Phanom RTAB (often referred to simply as NKP) flying cover and providing additional firepower.

"We actually flew cover for this guy," Mr. Purnell recalled.

The military directed fighter jets to fly cover over the city.

In addition, two CH-46s would provide medical evacuation capabilities while AH-1J SeaCobras would fly cover for the transport helicopters and for any ground units who requested support.

She was performing nightly in cabarets during the intense Bombing Blitz in London and was soon to marry a handsome French fighter pilot, a member of the IIe de France squadron that, among other things, flew cover over Normandy on D-Day.

On 19 July 1944, I. Gruppe was tasked with flying top cover for Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" and Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter".

While flying "top cover" for another Schwarm, Hartmann attacked a flight of four P-51s over Bucharest, Romania, downing two, while the other two P-51s fell victim to his fellow pilots.

Rowell delegated responsibility for planning and organising the effort to Lieutenant General Berryman, while Rowell flew "top cover", liaising with the government ministers in Sydney.