This sculpture, “DESERT CATS”, depicts CF-18 Hornet fighter-bomber during re-arming at its Qatar air base during the First Gulf War. A second CF-18 is seen landing in the background. The title is drawn from the nickname given to the Canadian CF-18 contingent deployed in the First Gulf War. This work is a copy acquired by the Air Force Museum in CFB Winnipeg. It was unveiled in 1991, and is dedicated to the Canadian CF-18 contingent deployed during the First Gulf War.