Not sure if this is true but hell, who cares, it sounds great, fun too!
In addition to communicating with the local air traffic control
facility, aircraft are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar
(military) 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.
I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the
emergency frequency 121.5 Mhz while flying from Europe to Dubai.
It's too good not to pass along. The conversation went something like
this ...
Air Defense Radar: "Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are
in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself."
Aircraft: "This 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 fighter. Send 'em up!"
Air Defense Radar: (no response ... total silence)
ROFL!!! How's that for Air Power, eh?
Posted by: MitchCat | September 25, 2008 at 04:52 PM
Great reply! LOL
Posted by: Humbled Infidel | September 27, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Great reply!! Must be the air controller had to check with a Mullah for a response and couldn't find one.
Posted by: Wayne Thomas | October 05, 2008 at 05:18 PM
One of my relatives is taking the IB program. For those who live in
the States you would probably have not heard of this before.
But if anyone familiar with the IB and can find out the links for
these past papers examination for her to revise then it would be
great.
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