Airspace
In addition to communicating with the local air traffic control facility, aircraft are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar a ten minute "heads up" that they will be transiting Iranian airspace. This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and destination. This exchange was overheard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. 
Air Defense Radar: "Unknown aircraft at (location undisclosed), 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: "Roger that. This is a United States Navy F-18 fighter jet. Send 'em up!"
Air Defense Radar: ............... (no response ... total silence)
Air Defense Radar: "Unknown aircraft at (location undisclosed), 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: "Roger that. This is a United States Navy F-18 fighter jet. Send 'em up!"
Air Defense Radar: ............... (no response ... total silence)
Labels: US Navy
posted by Xavier at 7:15 PM
22 Comments:
At this moment, I can seriously hug that pilot for socking it to the Persians.
OMG, that's good. Just like the B-52 making an emergency landing. The 7 engine approach.
Of course, the Iranian air farce could be taken out by a kid flying dad's Piper Super Cub while shooting a 10/22 out the window.
Go Navy! Dem's my boys!
Simply Classic.
-Big Matt @ THR
Grace under fire. Or in this case Snark under fire.
Gotta love it. Just GOTTA!!
:-)
Loved it!
Love it.
Actually it was a Marine :-) But same difference :-)
"Actually it was a Marine."
Yeah, but isn't a Marine just a sea going bellhop anyway?
If the Iranians are a bit sensitive about their airspace and the navy, who can blame them?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655
"Oops, I thought it was a fighter jet!" Yeah, right.
The only reason I'm skeptical is that as a retired naval aviator I have never heard a navy pilot say "fighter jet." Fighter, yes, fighter jet, no. "Fighter jet" is a media creation. But then I have been retired for a "few" years.
I'd love get some confirmation...
If this is not true, it should be.
That has all the spidey-sense tingly feel to it of a made-for-intarwebz rumor... supporting link/proof?
And it's the best thing I've read all day.
ROTFLMAO
That was great!!!
I envy the Iranians for one reason....They still fly F-14's.
:(.
There is no silhouette like a Tomcat swept back.
Chet
"I envy the Iranians for one reason....They still fly F-14's.
:(.
There is no silhouette like a Tomcat swept back."
Yeah, but without the Pheonix missile, it's just a hydraulic sieve with no parts supply.
I'd lay down a few bucks to have a picture of the pilots face when he said that.
Even more for a picture of the controller's face when he heard it.
tweaker
Ya, having a hard time buying it. Wish it was true, and if I was a pilot id be tempted to say something like that but that pilot would have lost his wings for that. Good joke though, LOL.
"fighter jet"? Yeah, right.
It sounds good on paper, but alas, methinks it be just another urban legendo.
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