C Nash
Senior Member
[SIZE= 12pt]This will put a smile on your face[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]A story told by a Marine Pilot[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]The Iranian Air Defense Radar (part of Iran 's military) requires all [/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]aircraft crossing Iranian territory to give them a 10 minute "heads
up" that they plan to enter Iranian air space.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]After making contact with the Iranians, the common procedure is for
commercial aircraft to give them their call sign, transponder code,
type of aircraft, point of origin and destination. Another Marine
aircraft flying from Europe to Dubai overheard this conversation on
the emergency frequency 121.5 near Dubai .. It went something like [/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]this? Air Defense Radar: "Unknown aircraft at (location), you are in
Iranian airspace. Identify yourself!?"
Unknown Aircraft: "This is a United States aircraft and 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!" [/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]Unknown Aircraft: "This is a United States Marine FA-18 fighter jet[/SIZE].
[SIZE= 12pt]Send 'em up!"
Air Defense Radar: TOTAL SILENCE!! (There was no Response)
[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]A story told by a Marine Pilot[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]The Iranian Air Defense Radar (part of Iran 's military) requires all [/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]aircraft crossing Iranian territory to give them a 10 minute "heads
up" that they plan to enter Iranian air space.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]After making contact with the Iranians, the common procedure is for
commercial aircraft to give them their call sign, transponder code,
type of aircraft, point of origin and destination. Another Marine
aircraft flying from Europe to Dubai overheard this conversation on
the emergency frequency 121.5 near Dubai .. It went something like [/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]this? Air Defense Radar: "Unknown aircraft at (location), you are in
Iranian airspace. Identify yourself!?"
Unknown Aircraft: "This is a United States aircraft and 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!" [/SIZE]
[SIZE= 12pt]Unknown Aircraft: "This is a United States Marine FA-18 fighter jet[/SIZE].
[SIZE= 12pt]Send 'em up!"
Air Defense Radar: TOTAL SILENCE!! (There was no Response)
[/SIZE]
