It was one of nine within the span of an hour, but only twice did the men in the courtyard move: once when an artillery shell whizzed past and crashed into a field near the house, and once when a MIG jet flew very low before bombing a position nearby.
After take off, they flew on heading 091° (almost due east) for 56 nautical miles until reaching Hen and Chickens Shoals where low level bombing practice was carried out.
The Germans had erected three iron hawsers across the valley to prevent low flying bombing raids but on the ground most of their defences were positioned to prevent an assault from the ridge above the plant, the direction from which they believed an attack was most likely.
In response, LeMay ordered low-level bombing runs.
In early June, one tanker attempting a low-altitude bombing run in western Utah hit the rising terrain and crashed, killing the two pilots on board.
Attack aircraft, also called Ground Attack Aircraft, or Close Support Aircraft, type of military aircraft that supports ground troops by making strafing and low-level bombing attacks on enemy ground forces, tanks and other armoured vehicles, and installations.
Victory, in terms of the war's stated aim - getting Iraqi forces out of Kuwait - was quick and easy, though it showed up some serious faults in military tactics, notably low-flying bombing runs by Tornado jets, originally designed to get under Warsaw Pact radar in northern Europe.
In February 1942, Lerew led a low-level bombing raid on enemy shipping in New Guinea that set two vessels on fire.
The Mirages were charged with interception, high- and low-angle bombing, close air support, and photo reconnaissance; their armament included 30 mm cannon, Sidewinder missiles and conventional bombs.
On Friday morning the Colombian capital was hit by its fourth low-impact bombing in less than a month, and second in less than a week.
