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from Christian Soldier, the story she mentions in the Marine Sniper post comments. . .
Iran Threatens-Marine FA-18 pilot Says-"Send 'em Up, I'll Wait....
EARTH TO IRAN
From my friend Larry:
In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a 10-minute heads-up if they will be transiting Iranian airspace.
This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type of aircraft, and points of origin and destination.
A friend just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai.
It's too good not to pass along.
The conversation went like this...
Iranian Air Defense Radar: "Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself."
Aircraft: "This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace."
Air Defense Radar: "You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!"
Aircraft: "This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!"
Air Defense Radar: (no response ... total silence)
(sorry, CS, I couldn't help myself -- MR)
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from Christian Soldier, the story she mentions in the Marine Sniper post comments. . .
Iran Threatens-Marine FA-18 pilot Says-"Send 'em Up, I'll Wait....
EARTH TO IRAN
From my friend Larry:
In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a 10-minute heads-up if they will be transiting Iranian airspace.
This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type of aircraft, and points of origin and destination.
A friend just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai.
It's too good not to pass along.
The conversation went like this...
Iranian Air Defense Radar: "Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself."
Aircraft: "This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace."
Air Defense Radar: "You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!"
Aircraft: "This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!"
Air Defense Radar: (no response ... total silence)
(sorry, CS, I couldn't help myself -- MR)
- Because If The Us Navy Has Orders Not To Resist, Why Not Chase Off The Air Force
WFB, Gertz: Russian Fighter Conducts Dangerous Intercept of U.S. Recon JetPentagon calls Black Sea aerial provocation ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ A Russian Su-27 jet fighter came within 20 feet of a U.S. RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black...
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NDTV reported: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 flew around Indonesian airspace apparently to avoid detection after vanishing from radar screens on March 8, a media report said today, suggesting the possibility of a more sinister reason behind the...
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Last night the Chinese announced, after overflight of their recently announced air defense zone by a pair of American B-52’s, that this zone, over the Senkaku Islands, would now therefore be PATROLLED by fighter and other aircraft.Other aircraft being...
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Why this is all a huge mess... Iran still retains plenty of F-4's flying and had, I believe 2 full squadrons of F-14's (though without the Phoenix missiles) WASHINGTON — Iran has been recruiting expatriates in the United States to acquire parts...
- Reuters Reports Us Warplane Forced Down In Iran ?????
Latest --it was HUNGARIAN???? Reports that the jet was a US warplane with military personnel on board were contradicted by other sources inside the country, which said its nationality was in fact Hungarian. To the right is Hungarian AF insignia, gee...