Kuwait/USA: USAF aircraft overfly Kuwaiti oil fires, Operation Desert Storm, 1991. USAF aircraft of the 4th Fighter Wing (F-16, F-15C and F-15E) fly over Kuwaiti oil fires, set by the retreating Iraqi army during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 - 28 February 1991), commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a coalition force from thirty-four nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of the State of Kuwait. This war is commonly known as Operation Desert Storm.

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