mrvark Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 My 2-hr Zoom presentation about Operation Eldorado Canyon (based on my upcoming book by the same name) was given on March 23rd to the Royal Aeronautical Society and has now been posted on YouTube. It was the first time I’d given the whole thing at one time, so it’s a bit rough in spots—especially when I’m fighting with my trackpad! Not for everyone, I'm sure, but it covers more than just the F-111s--tankers, SEAD, ECM and the Navy attacks on Benghazi and Benina airfield. It also covers (briefly) Operation Prairie Fire the month before and includes videos of a Harpoon attack on a Libyan gunboat and three F-111F attacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBGB1ix2AbI&t=9s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kellyF15 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Awesome, im watching this when I get off tonight. The F-111s will relax my eyes after having to look at ugly F-35s all day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Great lecture. Enjoyed it immensely. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DET1460 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Sign me up, Jim. Looking forward to the book! DET1460 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAGeezer Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Thanks Jim! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salineated Michigander Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 I've had your book on my want-to-read list for 6 months now so seeing this was excellent. Thanks for posting it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Looking forward to the book. Was their any fallout from DMA not delivering the needed items until after the mission was flown? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Da SWO said: Looking forward to the book. Was their any fallout from DMA not delivering the needed items until after the mission was flown? Not that I'm aware of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Very instructive, thank you for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 The book has been to the printers, you can see some sample pages HERE. It should be available in Europe in February and late March in the U.S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Looking forward to adding this one to my library. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Got those interested in Eldo Canyon, one of the pilots on the mission, “Jim” Jimenez is on the awesome “10 Percent True” podcast. Well worth checking out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bozothenutter Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 1/26/2024 at 3:39 AM, mrvark said: The book has been to the printers, you can see some sample pages HERE. It should be available in Europe in February and late March in the U.S. Amazon.nl just told me April..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 20 hours ago, Bozothenutter said: Amazon.nl just told me April..... Yeah, just slipped again, but this should be the last one. Book is being published in Europe and the latest slip probably reflects shipping time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wxltcol Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Thanks so much for the very enlightening lecture, Jim! Well done! Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 (edited) Why Eldorado Canyon and not El Dorado Canyon? Some controversary has been generated as to why I titled my book Operation Eldorado Canyon rather than to grammatically correct Operation El Dorado Canyon. It was not a mistake. Modern U.S. military operations have two-word code names (e.g., Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Unified Protector). The code-name the Libya raid was initially being planned under, Prairie Fire, was usurped by the Navy’s actions in March 1986 (when Operation Attain Document went kinetic). When the USAF planners were informed that their planning was to continue under the new code name El Dorado Canyon, confusion about the new name was immediate. Why was a three-word name chosen? First, where did the name come from? The F-111 representative at HQ USAFE Weapons and Tactics office at Ramstein AB, Germany had been a planner of the earliest Libyan contingency option. Probably while on leave as he was driving northeast of Sacramento, California he passed a sign for either the town of El Dorado Hills, or perhaps more likely El Dorado Canyon, somewhat farther northeast. He fixated on that as an appropriate cover name for the mission and later laughed when he told the story because it was so contrary to how people believed mission names were selected. The confusion as to the two vs. three-word code name persisted, even at the official level. After-action reports listed in the http://airforcehistoryindex.org/ data base show seven reports using "El Dorado Canyon", but 25 using "Eldorado Canyon". So, the decision to use the two-word, grammatically incorrect term, for my book was done not by mistake, but to conform with the two-word code name standard. Edited March 7 by mrvark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 The book is now available in the UK, my copy arrived today and I'm engrossed in it already. The quality of research and detail is superb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I guess El Doradocanyon was unacceptable? 😂😂😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.