Iranian Phantom jet strikes the Islamic State in Iraq

[ryoder 1,590]

http://www.janes.com/article/46514/iranian-phantom-jet-strikes-the-islamic-state-in-iraq

Now this is getting *really* interesting!

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Darius11 12]

Did you know Iran was also fighting the Talabon way before 9-11 happened?


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[ryoder 1,590]

Doh!
We've known there was no love lost between them since 1998: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_murder_of_Iranian_diplomats_in_Afghanistan

This is *air* strikes in Iraq.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[jakee 1,564]

ryoder

http://www.janes.com/article/46514/iranian-phantom-jet-strikes-the-islamic-state-in-iraq

Now this is getting *really* interesting!

I didn't realise they had any F4s combat ready. They must be held together by chewing gum and duct tape by now!

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[Andy9o8 2]

I hear they used phantom bombs, too.

[Anvilbrother 0]

The last picture of one I saw sitting under a hangar with the pilot stepping in looked like frankenotter. The paint on the side of the jet was chipped all to hell where people had been getting in and out of the cockpit, none of the paint matched. There was exposed yellow aluminum primer everywhere, and the caption was translated to say how they were ready at a moments notice lol.

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[jakee 1,564]

I guess we've got to give the Persian flyboys some credit for their cojones then, eh?

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[Anvilbrother 0]

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Earlier this year, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, said that an IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force) F-4 Phantom combat plane attempted to intercept a U.S. MQ-1 drone flying in international airspace off Iran.

As we reported back then, one of the two F-4 Phantom jets came to about 16 miles from the UAV but broke off pursuit after they were broadcast a warning message by two American planes escorting the Predator.

The episode happened in March 2013, few months after a two Sukhoi Su-25 attack planes operated by the Pasdaran (informal name of the IRGC – the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution) attempted to shoot down an American MQ-1 flying a routine surveillance flight in international airspace some 16 miles off Iran, the interception of the unmanned aircraft failed. After this attempted interception the Pentagon decided to escort the drones involved in ISR (intelligence surveillance reconnaissance) missions with fighter jets (either F-18 Hornets with the CVW 9 embarked on the USS John C. Stennis whose Carrier Strike Group is currently in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility or F-22 Raptors like those deployed to Al Dhafra in the UAE.

New details about the episode were recently disclosed by Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh who on Sept. 17 not only confirmed that the fighter jets providing HVAAE (High Value Air Asset Escort) were F-22 stealth fighters but also said that:

“He [the Raptor pilot] flew under their aircraft [the F-4s] to check out their weapons load without them knowing that he was there, and then pulled up on their left wing and then called them and said ‘you really ought to go home'”

If the episode went exactly as Welsh described it, it was something more similar to Maverick’s close encouter with Russian Mig-28s in Top Gun movie than a standard interception.

It would be interesting to know how the Raptor managed to remain stealth (did they use their radar? were they vectored by an AWACS? etc.) and why it was not the E-2 most probably providing Airborne Early Warning in the area to broadcast the message to persuade the F-4 to pursuit the drone before the Iranian Phantoms and the U.S. Raptors got too close in a potentially dangerous and tense situation?

Anyway the U.S. pilot achieved to scare the Iranian pilots off and save the drone. A happy ending worthy of an action movie.

Image credit: U.S. Air Force

Dont know if its true or not, but would have made one hell of a youtube video

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[SkyDekker 1,465]

jakee

I guess we've got to give the Persian flyboys some credit for their cojones then, eh?

Maybe...but I have to say Iran has to be on the top of the list of countries I would like to visit.

[Andy9o8 2]

SkyDekker

***I guess we've got to give the Persian flyboys some credit for their cojones then, eh?

Maybe...but I have to say Iran has to be on the top of the list of countries I would like to visit.

I hear the best tour there is called "the Embassy Package".

[Rick 67]

jakee

***http://www.janes.com/article/46514/iranian-phantom-jet-strikes-the-islamic-state-in-iraq

Now this is getting *really* interesting!

I didn't realise they had any F4s combat ready. They must be held together by chewing gum and duct tape by now!


same here, those things are antiques now. I was in the last USN F-4 squadron on the east coast. they transitioned to 14's after I got out. This was in 1981.

You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early!

[kallend 2,108]

Rick

******http://www.janes.com/article/46514/iranian-phantom-jet-strikes-the-islamic-state-in-iraq

Now this is getting *really* interesting!

I didn't realise they had any F4s combat ready. They must be held together by chewing gum and duct tape by now!


same here, those things are antiques now. I was in the last USN F-4 squadron on the east coast. they transitioned to 14's after I got out. This was in 1981.

And when was the last B-52 manufactured? USAF still flies them.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[Andy9o8 2]

Rick

******http://www.janes.com/article/46514/iranian-phantom-jet-strikes-the-islamic-state-in-iraq

Now this is getting *really* interesting!

I didn't realise they had any F4s combat ready. They must be held together by chewing gum and duct tape by now!


same here, those things are antiques now. I was in the last USN F-4 squadron on the east coast. they transitioned to 14's after I got out. This was in 1981.

In concept, not entirely unheard of. For example:

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The B-52 completed fifty years of continuous service with its original operator in 2005; after being upgraded between 2013 and 2015, it is expected to serve into the 2040s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress

[SkyDekker 1,465]

Andy9o8

******I guess we've got to give the Persian flyboys some credit for their cojones then, eh?

Maybe...but I have to say Iran has to be on the top of the list of countries I would like to visit.

I hear the best tour there is called "the Embassy Package".

True, without fail people who have been there state it is their favourite destination and that the people are just incredibly friendly and hospitable.

[Rick 67]

I did not realize that the Phantom was still used by the US military up to 1996 (according to Wikipedia) and it looks like a company called Quality Aviation still has some spare parts for sale.

interesting

You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early!

[champu 1]

Rick

I did not realize that the Phantom was still used by the US military up to 1996 (according to Wikipedia) and it looks like a company called Quality Aviation still has some spare parts for sale.

interesting

See Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82d_Aerial_Targets_Squadron

[Rick 67]

thanks

You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early!

[jakee 1,564]

kallend

***same here, those things are antiques now. I was in the last USN F-4 squadron on the east coast. they transitioned to 14's after I got out. This was in 1981.

And when was the last B-52 manufactured? USAF still flies them.

Yes, but the US can still get parts for the B-52

Iran has been embargoed on F-4 spares since 1979.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

jakee

...Iran has been embargoed on F-4 spares since 1979.

Except for the stuff they got during the Reagan years. Supposedly, they only got TOW missiles to use against the Iraqis, but there were a lot of rumors and speculation about spare parts for the US planes they had.

And supposedly, the Iranians have gotten very, very creative at keeping those planes in the air.
Aside from cannibalizing many of the planes to keep one or two going, the Russians and the Chinese have reverse engineered some stuff, the Iranians have adapted Chinese and Russian parts.

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[JerryBaumchen 1,445]

Hi Rick,

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This was in 1981.

How old was the last jump-plane that you exited?



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[champu 1]

I'll put it this way... she was old enough to vote in this photo from the '80s.

[Skyrad 0]

SkyDekker

***I guess we've got to give the Persian flyboys some credit for their cojones then, eh?

Maybe...but I have to say Iran has to be on the top of the list of countries I would like to visit.

+1

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[BillyVance 34]

Iago

The Iranians love Western culture.

They're just waiting for enough old hardliners to die off.

Bingo. A guy in my high school class was from Iran. He fled the Revolution and found his way to the U.S. via Germany. Very intelligent, soft spoken and humble, and an outstanding all-state soccer player. He had no love for the assholes in charge over there.

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[jclalor 12]

This reminded me of an old National Lampoon chart of countries called "World Aggression" that detailed what made each mad and how they would retaliate. Under Iran, it said, "Hook an F-4 to a Dodge Four-by-Four, tow it to the Arabian Sea, and attempt to fire one of its air-to-air missiles at your nuclear aircraft carrier eighteen miles offshore."

[BillyVance 34]

jclalor

This reminded me of an old National Lampoon chart of countries called "World Aggression" that detailed what made each mad and how they would retaliate. Under Iran, it said, "Hook an F-4 to a Dodge Four-by-Four, tow it to the Arabian Sea, and attempt to fire one of its air-to-air missiles at your nuclear aircraft carrier eighteen miles offshore."

I tried to search for this to no avail, but did come across this one...

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban