MiG Kill over the Persian Gulf

In the early days of December 1980 a single F-14 took off from Khatami Air Base in Esfehan. The pilot was patrolling and scanning the sky over the Persian Gulf about 60 to 70 miles west of Bushehr at an altitude of about 3 to 4 thousand ft. ,when ground radar advised the F-14 pilot of multiple bogies closing fast toward him.

His aircraft was too far out to send in any back up help, so ground radar told the pilot you are on your own and good luck.

The pilot turned around towards them knowing he had a disadvantage in numbers. By now the F-14 and two boogies were head to head about 20 miles apart. The crew got a Phoenix Missile lock at about 10 miles, although it was a close range for phoenix. The pilot went ahead with fox1, he fired an AIM-54 phoenix. Following the smoke path of the phoenix he saw a ball of fire from the wing of MiG-21 that was breaking-up.

Moments later a splash down from pieces of MiG-21 were visible in the ocean. In the mean while F-14 pilot observed the second MiG-21doing a hard G-turn away from the fire ball since the 2 MiGs were flying too close together. He was going back toward Iraq. The F-14 in pursuit could not get any radar lock on the second MiG-21 before he went super sonic.

Submitted by the IRIAF F-14 Pilot

Hmm, Is it common place for Iranian pilots to fly without a wingman?

I would think the answer is Very since from what I have read they barely had more than 10-12 of them operational at any one given time, owing to a lack of parts after the revolution.

LoL

You, bulldog, are so obsessed with the propaganda that your media have fed you with, huh? any way, good to let you know that 140 aircrafts flew at once to bomb Iraq in the early years of war for many many times.

You got to accept that there can be 3rd world countries doing things beyond your imagination and doing it better than likes of you do!

And since the areas of engagements were limited to very small ones, the existence of wingmem didnt mean much to Iranian air force as it does to your air force! but in most cases, they had wingman too!

btw, when only one aircraft engages an outnumbered enemy, it is then become a bravery thing!

Or a very stupid thing ot risk the loss of your most capable and valuable aircraft.

probably but it proved otherwise... Iraqis never dared to get close to F-14s

believe me, if you wanna learn more on how deadly our F-14As were, you gotta read that book I suggested

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/184...lance&n=283155

There have been many many occassions where our tomcats were flying in pair as well

No doubt about it that Iranians fought very bravely against a bigger and stronger enemy.

But I have heard stories of nice achievements of Iraqi pilots as well. It was not that IIAF grounded Iraqi AF in the entire war.

Originally Posted by phoenix80

LoL

You, bulldog, are so obsessed with the propaganda that your media have fed you with, huh? any way, good to let you know that 140 aircrafts flew at once to bomb Iraq in the early years of war for many many times.

You got to accept that there can be 3rd world countries doing things beyond your imagination and doing it better than likes of you do!

I think the Coalition air campaign in 1990-91 and then again in 2003 proves that the latter part of your statement is incorrect.

Agreed very much! however Iranians (we) fought bravely with our bare hands to drive the enemy out of the country!

It is fair to say that in case of a war (God Forbids) between the US and Iran, Iran has no slightest chance.

But despite the US arm embargo and the unbelieveable support (Eurowhinnies gave them weapons, Russians gave them SAMs, Tanks, jets, copters, vehicles, rifles..etc) Iraqis had in 1980s, I still believe, Iranians did some thing incredible!

Look, I am not an extrem nationalist and admit to the failure of my nation bravely and over the time I have criticized the status of my homeland.

But even as a viewer, it is unfair to deny what Iran did militarily during the 80s.

My dad was one of those who helped install AGM-65s (the whole system had to be reconfigured) on AH-1Js years before the Americans do it.

Or the fact that as the imposed Iraqi war (1980-89 ) was bravely fought and won. That is one thing any fair viewer can admit to it

http://www.parstimes.com/history/iran_iraq_war.html

http://www.iranchamber.com/history/i..._iraq_war1.php

Originally Posted by phoenix80

Or the fact that as the imposed Iraqi war (1980-89 ) was bravely fought and won. That is one thing any fair viewer can admit to it

http://www.parstimes.com/history/iran_iraq_war.html

http://www.iranchamber.com/history/i..._iraq_war1.php

I don't really know how to break this to you softly, so I won't bother, but the Iran-Iraq war is viewed more as an Iraqi victory than an Iranian Victory, so to say that any fair viewwer can admit that this was an Iranian victory is asking and expecting too much.