F-16 Evades SIX Surface to Air Missiles! HUD Footage Breakdown

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @redhairdavid
    @redhairdavid 4 года назад +2225

    "i will post a link if you wana watch it without the gibber gabber" sir, we are here for the gibber gabber

    • @TheRunAndGun10
      @TheRunAndGun10 4 года назад +20

      Right!

    • @ElkStirrinTheHoney
      @ElkStirrinTheHoney 4 года назад +74

      I understood like 10% of what was said watching the original. WAY more intense with the explanation.

    • @darkest_eclipse8271
      @darkest_eclipse8271 3 года назад +13

      @@itsdalton yeah it’s so much more intense when you actually get an explanation of what’s going on

    • @thatautogarage3644
      @thatautogarage3644 3 года назад +10

      I watched the video without and I had no idea what was going on, I’ve never flown, don’t watch, movies and haven’t played a sim game. Glad this was here to help me understand the entire situation.

    • @ablethreefourbravo
      @ablethreefourbravo 3 года назад

      Can verify.

  • @CrippledMerc
    @CrippledMerc 4 года назад +871

    I can’t begin to imagine how much adrenaline was going through his system and how high his heart rate was through all that. What a boss.

    • @pjswag2118
      @pjswag2118 3 года назад +15

      300 bpm

    • @Joshua_N-A
      @Joshua_N-A 3 года назад +25

      @@pjswag2118 enough to keep the pilot awake in high G?

    • @-_deploy_-
      @-_deploy_- 3 года назад +5

      @@Joshua_N-A yes

    • @hmcredfed1836
      @hmcredfed1836 2 года назад +21

      I think his blood got replaced with pure drenaline

    • @fermentedfruit
      @fermentedfruit 6 месяцев назад

      as soon as you hear the missile incoming alert its life or death for any wrong move you make here.

  • @theonlyari
    @theonlyari 4 года назад +2990

    Can you imagine how frustrating this must have been for Samir down on the ground? Literally every missile he fired missed. I bet he was screaming, "hacker!" at his monitor.

    • @markvincentcocjin
      @markvincentcocjin 4 года назад +544

      As the F-16 pilot flew outside contested airspace, he types in all chat:
      "EZ"

    • @nizloc4118
      @nizloc4118 4 года назад +120

      Had slow internet

    • @donmoore7785
      @donmoore7785 4 года назад +130

      Samir and his buddies brought down two f-16's - not bad.

    • @quad55555
      @quad55555 4 года назад +25

      probably muttering to himself 'damn, shoulda went with the newer models they were all talking about...i guess you get what you pay for...ha!

    • @astolfobeanplush4012
      @astolfobeanplush4012 4 года назад +228

      Samir your breaking the SAM

  • @zatoby6705
    @zatoby6705 3 года назад +1490

    When he screamed "OH SHIT" you could feel him fighting for his life.

    • @ededdandeddytv5164
      @ededdandeddytv5164 3 года назад +30

      Yeah I hated that part lol 😨

    • @thedigitalrealm7155
      @thedigitalrealm7155 3 года назад +135

      Yeah that wasn't comfortable viewing. And screaming 'stroke 4 status' fearing his wingman had died

    • @Krystalmyth
      @Krystalmyth 3 года назад +2

      @@thedigitalrealm7155 So emotional... :c Was his wingman okay?

    • @agrohamburger7205
      @agrohamburger7205 3 года назад +108

      @@thedigitalrealm7155 During that operation 2 F-16s were shot down. Major Jeffery “Tico” Tice. Was Stroke 4. He ejected and was held as a POW for 46 days. (Might be longer or shorter I’m not sure). The other air craft that was shot down was Captain Harry “Mike” Roberts. He also is alive ejected and was captured as a POW. Both were alive and no one died that day (other than the Iraqis).

    • @agrohamburger7205
      @agrohamburger7205 3 года назад +17

      @@Krystalmyth yes only two air craft were shot down. Both ejected and you can see Stroke 4’s interview of him being a POW and talks a little about The other pilot that was shot down during the same mission.

  • @Tuberuser187
    @Tuberuser187 4 года назад +4552

    When your DCS mission suddenly turns into Ace Combat.

    • @roji556
      @roji556 4 года назад +84

      lmao

    • @derptomistic
      @derptomistic 4 года назад +157

      Unsung War intensifies

    • @theseventhcolumn9827
      @theseventhcolumn9827 4 года назад +155

      MISSILE! MISSILE!

    • @cmdrarc1869
      @cmdrarc1869 4 года назад +75

      in ace 4 shattered skies comms 😂

    • @CytotoxinK
      @CytotoxinK 4 года назад +79

      AWACS: _"Attention all planes; ELIMINATE GLATISANT!"_

  • @RIP5582
    @RIP5582 3 года назад +490

    Well, I find the thought of a telegraph pole coming at me at over a thousand miles an hour simply terrifying.

    • @Dee-nonamnamrson8718
      @Dee-nonamnamrson8718 3 года назад +90

      A telephone pole coming at you at 5 mph is terrifying, 1000 mph is involuntary release of the bowels.

    • @abyssalreclass
      @abyssalreclass 3 года назад +61

      @@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 Especially if its packed with explosives and guided

    • @andyjacobs7010
      @andyjacobs7010 2 года назад +8

      Uhm actually... The SA-2 got up to Mach 3.5 ~2,685 mph.

    • @RIP5582
      @RIP5582 2 года назад +9

      @@andyjacobs7010
      So... 2.685 times more terrifying then. Yep, still not keen.

  • @2BachShakur
    @2BachShakur 3 года назад +675

    This was a feat 99% of players couldn’t accomplish in DCS, much less IRL. What amazing piloting.

    • @LilWatercup
      @LilWatercup 2 года назад +66

      @@giovannigiorgio3211 Nice, now throw in 7 minutes of constant high G's.

    • @jadsmvs8651
      @jadsmvs8651 2 года назад +2

      @@giovannigiorgio3211 based

    • @SupaMan2122
      @SupaMan2122 2 года назад +17

      And he mistakenly thought he had chaff/flares

    • @SupaMan2122
      @SupaMan2122 2 года назад +8

      @@LilWatercup his friend pushed down on his spine to simulate it 😂

    • @LilWatercup
      @LilWatercup 2 года назад +9

      @@giovannigiorgio3211 "I thought that's what we were talking about."
      You're absolutely right. I've been ignoring that for a couple months but I'll comment on it now.
      I made my comment to point out the "main character syndrome" in yours. That's all. You could have been a part of that 1% silently but you wanted attention. That's why I made my comment to point out that you're not the main character and you've only actually put in 1% of the work.
      Edit: I'm usually an asshole from the shadows but narcissism really rustles my jimmies, y'know?

  • @jamesleblanc6948
    @jamesleblanc6948 4 года назад +2701

    I would love to see a 3d recreation of this, I wonder how much location data we have on this

    • @TheCarlsuching
      @TheCarlsuching 3 года назад +418

      Is this an official "Learn to code" moment?

    • @coreys2686
      @coreys2686 3 года назад +81

      There's Latitude/Longitude information at some points on the HUD.
      The strike on the refinery will be recorded.

    • @L0j1k
      @L0j1k 3 года назад +43

      @@TheCarlsuching To be sure, saying "learn to code" is cheaper than doing free work for someone else.

    • @Xxmeca421xX
      @Xxmeca421xX 3 года назад +38

      If someone does this, link it back here in the comments

    • @dsandoval9396
      @dsandoval9396 3 года назад +10

      Was just thinking that. Like have a picture in picture where you can see both the video and the 3D video of it at the same time so we can see exactly what's going on and where.

  • @michaelwilson9483
    @michaelwilson9483 4 года назад +506

    Former USAF crew chief and Desert Shield/Storm veteran here. Just to clarify, we -did- have LGBs back then. I was in the 421st AMU of the 421st TFS (flying block-40 C/Ds) which was part of the 388 TFW and we flew out of UAE for the duration. Love your channel and love what you do, keep up the great work!

    • @psychepeteschannel5500
      @psychepeteschannel5500 3 года назад +43

      How inclusive! So how many gay pilots did you have?
      :D

    • @russbucket
      @russbucket 3 года назад +93

      @@psychepeteschannel5500 laser guided bombs. Not talking about the alphabet people

    • @AwestrikeFearofGods
      @AwestrikeFearofGods 3 года назад +6

      @@psychepeteschannel5500 That explains why they started calling them GBUs.

    • @xinjinpiig4062
      @xinjinpiig4062 3 года назад +17

      @@psychepeteschannel5500 😆

    • @ziadajam5433
      @ziadajam5433 Год назад +3

      That’s awesome. I’m a current viper crew chief at nellis and learned that my jet was deployed to desert storm and operation Iraqi freedom. It’s crazy to think it may have been a part of this sorority

  • @jaydave1246
    @jaydave1246 4 года назад +1232

    11:30 First enemy missile
    15:02 Stroke 4 (wingman) gets shot
    15:29 release fuel tanks
    15:31 missile trail
    15:54 missile trail
    15:58 missile trail
    16:10 missile trail
    16:24 "Oh sh*t!" Missile close call
    16:50 "Six Gs and a half"
    17:48 another missile

    • @JackMonaghanWAMO
      @JackMonaghanWAMO 3 года назад +49

      Did you catch whether Stroke 4 was safely recovered or was his fate later published? His name? Rank?

    • @malgorzatakawken
      @malgorzatakawken 3 года назад +245

      @@JackMonaghanWAMO Stroke 4 parachuted and was held POW. He lived but endured torture.
      Name: Jeffery Tice
      Rank: Major

    • @hallo7286
      @hallo7286 3 года назад +22

      @@malgorzatakawken thanks man

    • @vikingal92
      @vikingal92 3 года назад +30

      The 6.4 G is actually when he drops the bomb

    • @chazmichaelmichaels88
      @chazmichaelmichaels88 3 года назад +1

      Thanks dude.

  • @_Abaddon80_
    @_Abaddon80_ 3 года назад +279

    Probably one of the most intense moments a pilot in a fighter plane. Avoiding 6 SAMs and live to tell the tale. Now, that's an ace right there.

    • @andyjacobs7010
      @andyjacobs7010 2 года назад +11

      And yet... that does not meet the simple definition of an ace.

    • @joebone3151
      @joebone3151 2 года назад +3

      @@andyjacobs7010 a ace has to beat 5 or 6 other pilots in battle

    • @timothyanadon9993
      @timothyanadon9993 Год назад +5

      He JUST recently retired with Southwest Airlines last year. A very good man.

  • @dreadnorth8745
    @dreadnorth8745 3 года назад +1704

    If you think Stroke 3 had a bad day, imagine missing 6 SAMs.

    • @Wolf_3125
      @Wolf_3125 3 года назад +132

      Being married is still worse

    • @Daniel-ld7xs
      @Daniel-ld7xs 3 года назад +21

      @@Wolf_3125 😅 You regret it?

    • @Wolf_3125
      @Wolf_3125 3 года назад +35

      @@Daniel-ld7xs I've read too many horror stories so I'm avoiding it.

    • @disasterdisaster581
      @disasterdisaster581 3 года назад +18

      @@Wolf_3125 It's honestly pretty great.

    • @disasterdisaster581
      @disasterdisaster581 3 года назад +9

      @@Daniel-ld7xs This guy knows nothing.

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 4 года назад +714

    "Tower, i'm too heavy for landing, need to get rid of the excess 10 tons of balls i'm carrying"

    • @tonybawk8226
      @tonybawk8226 3 года назад +27

      "Strike 3 you're cleared to proceed. Dump it where no civilians nearby, over."

    • @devonlord99
      @devonlord99 3 года назад +6

      That’s one way to turn an F-16 into a crop duster. Those Iraqis are gonna have some fertile soil after that one.

    • @ShopperPlug
      @ShopperPlug 3 года назад

      Lmfao

    • @mmabagain
      @mmabagain 8 месяцев назад

      That is so overused.

    • @Gator500
      @Gator500 Месяц назад

      @@mmabagaindoesn’t make it any less true

  • @thomasls1276
    @thomasls1276 4 года назад +53

    Hey, I actually met one of the pilots on this flight. I used to work with his son and met him at a birthday party. It was Stroke 4 I think, as he went down over Baghdad itself. Ejected successfully, survived the war as a POW.

  • @tanit
    @tanit 4 года назад +333

    @Mover: The chaff/flare dispenser had a malfunction. He didn't know it until he started jabbing the CMS switch. Apparently he was jabbing it the entire time he was defending but nothing was released.

    • @T-Tailer
      @T-Tailer 4 года назад +56

      Lol absolute worst time for that.

    • @marijandumancic4259
      @marijandumancic4259 4 года назад +17

      Would that prevent Bitching Betty from calling out "chaff/flare"? Is she triggered by the CMS switch or by actual dispensing? questions, questions... :D

    • @kainhall
      @kainhall 4 года назад +11

      @@marijandumancic4259 iirc, betty is triggered by the RWR.....
      .
      when it detects a launch, it says CHAFF FLAIR!

    • @tanit
      @tanit 4 года назад +28

      @@kainhall Negative. You're thinking of having it in "semi" mode where it says COUNTER if you get a launch. chaff/flare is sounded when pilot commands CMS release.

    • @tanit
      @tanit 4 года назад +2

      @@marijandumancic4259 Not sure what sort of malfunction it was, just read a 1 line thing about it saying that it was a malfunction.

  • @eheritage21
    @eheritage21 4 года назад +205

    I watched that footage many times, was so glad to see you explaining it.

    • @andrewt.5567
      @andrewt.5567 4 года назад +3

      Agreed. It helps a lot to have those insights.

  • @wildmandan1992
    @wildmandan1992 4 года назад +215

    Wow! That was intense! He essentially escaped death six times. Kudos to that fighter pilot!

    • @kenanmugabi3306
      @kenanmugabi3306 2 года назад +8

      No, 7 times. He jettisoned he's tanks and barely made it back to base! That was he's lucky day, as they say in my local dialect after a death defying feat, "genda olye nkoko yo" literally translated as go and eat your chicken!

    • @michaelswagson4457
      @michaelswagson4457 2 года назад

      a smart person would have just ejected instead of going through this shit....

    • @forsaken841
      @forsaken841 2 года назад

      Death or capture.

  • @Mutation80
    @Mutation80 3 года назад +98

    Born in 1980, with a military airbase next to my city. I grew up watching f-16's take of and land. They are so friggin beautiful

  • @jeffveraart2695
    @jeffveraart2695 4 года назад +1205

    Thankfully the pilot of stroke 4 survived the war as a POW and came home.

    • @ElkStirrinTheHoney
      @ElkStirrinTheHoney 4 года назад +116

      I was curious what happened to stroke 4. He said his plane was lost, but said nothing about the pilot. I was hoping he got out, and recovered by allies, and worst case was a POW that came home. The PTSD from being a POW, and the flight will haunt him forever.

    • @brianjob3018
      @brianjob3018 4 года назад +5

      A second Fighting Falcon was lost after this sortie. After the driver became a POW, does anybody know what happened?

    • @mattlane2282
      @mattlane2282 3 года назад +58

      They were dropping bombs in someone else country... how would you feel if bombs were being dropped in yours? What reason did we have to be there?

    • @ElkStirrinTheHoney
      @ElkStirrinTheHoney 3 года назад +110

      @@mattlane2282 This was back during Desert Storm. I was a kid at that point. So I don't know why? Sadam Husain was not playing nice with other countries and their oil?

    • @mattlane2282
      @mattlane2282 3 года назад +30

      @@ElkStirrinTheHoney My point here was, after seeing how the US has been lately... really... the entire world should hate us... he did nothing to us directly... yet we were over there bombing them... if you look at what all our "enemies" have done... the entire world has every reason to invade and bomb the USA...

  • @brianwright9514
    @brianwright9514 4 года назад +597

    He was doing a great job managing his energy without going to burner. Had to try to keep it above 300 IAS while maneuvering to bleed the missiles and try to keep it above the flak coverage. Deserved every bit of that DFC.

    • @kentgregory3299
      @kentgregory3299 4 года назад +75

      This is an aspect that really stood out for me. You could tell (for obvious reasons) he was under a lot of duress, but was collected enough to still not look at the entire situation through a straw. Had he panicked, and still evaded the missles, he very well could have ran out of fuel and another aircraft lost, possibly another POW. This is what I feel was the final push to DFC status. He did exceptional. Dude was a stud that day.

    • @yourhandlehere1
      @yourhandlehere1 4 года назад +40

      You think he used a keyboard or a joystick?

    • @harrymallory7963
      @harrymallory7963 4 года назад +15

      Thats exactly how I would have done it in my F16.

    • @Andrew-13579
      @Andrew-13579 4 года назад +14

      @@yourhandlehere1 Neither...I think the aircraft was effectively wired into him, and not the other way around.

    • @kentgregory3299
      @kentgregory3299 4 года назад +3

      @@harrymallory7963 yeah......ok Harry..

  • @yadrenmolotok
    @yadrenmolotok 4 года назад +180

    Man, this is not easy even in DCS without G forces. Most intense video I ever seen.
    Also "Stroke 4, status!" almost made me cry.

    • @CakePrincessCelestia
      @CakePrincessCelestia 4 года назад +10

      The real hard thing is keeping track of the missiles and launch sites so you actually know where you are in relation to them and when you have to do the evasive manoeuvres.

    • @ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641
      @ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 4 года назад +14

      There's a video of an A10 providing close air support that rivals the intensity, you can hear the panic and gunfire on the ground while the FAC is calling the gun runs.

    • @zatoby6705
      @zatoby6705 3 года назад +5

      @@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 do you have a link?

    • @ryanestes7331
      @ryanestes7331 2 года назад

      @@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641 link?

    • @Austin_Scarbrough
      @Austin_Scarbrough Год назад +13

      Same on the "Stroke 4, status!" part. Almost made even worse when a little later you hear them say "Stroke 4 hit, no chute."

  • @E.King1845
    @E.King1845 4 года назад +61

    I've been waiting on this one....probably the best video out there for fighter pilots to break down

  • @chriskoch7794
    @chriskoch7794 3 года назад +108

    Man, I would really love to see the outside the cockpit, like what the plane is doing in the air. Incredible!

  • @revivrevalchn3503
    @revivrevalchn3503 4 года назад +196

    Let's set a morning alarm that sound something like
    "MISSILE MISSILE MISSILE"

    • @Opachki69420
      @Opachki69420 4 года назад +6

      YEETER INBOUND

    • @madmalkavian3857
      @madmalkavian3857 3 года назад +26

      As an ace combat fan that would probably wake me up but also give me ptsd.

    • @mike406
      @mike406 3 года назад +1

      @@madmalkavian3857 You don’t have PTSD from a video game...please

    • @madmalkavian3857
      @madmalkavian3857 3 года назад +25

      @@mike406 it's a joke. Chill.

    • @itmooh
      @itmooh 3 года назад +3

      i actually have had the RWR alarms from this video as my meeting alarms for the last 6 years

  • @DirkDeadeye_
    @DirkDeadeye_ 3 года назад +96

    I'm sitting here watching this in my comfortable chair, drinking a coke..and my butt was clenched tighter than a snare drum watching that.

  • @JC-11111
    @JC-11111 3 года назад +67

    I remember watching Desert Storm on the news every night. The amount of firepower coming out of Baghdad at night was absolutely insane. That green & black screen became a common sight. So did the accurate missile strikes on targets. That was crazy to watch as a 10 yr old kid.

  • @trainerskulb00d
    @trainerskulb00d 3 года назад +47

    This is why practicing is soooo important. Imagine how many touch and goes he had to do to be this level of proficiency...it reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force

  • @rCold21
    @rCold21 3 года назад +123

    I know it’s would be hard to do but I would love to see a animated version of the whole situation just to see how he evaded the missiles and how close they were to him.

    • @jakmak1199
      @jakmak1199 3 года назад +5

      I bet someone's working on it now.

    • @timothyanadon9993
      @timothyanadon9993 Год назад +1

      it's out there. they added his movements at fighter weapons training

  • @bcask61
    @bcask61 4 года назад +43

    Don’t know if its his mic or my tv but he sounds like he’s sitting in my living room talking to me. Great video btw, he has a great ability to describe what we’re seeing.

    • @CWLemoine
      @CWLemoine  4 года назад +48

      You have a nice couch. 🤷‍♂️😂

    • @anthonysaponaro6318
      @anthonysaponaro6318 3 года назад +1

      LMMFAO He must be using an Astatic mic . . . . Probably a D-104 Lollipop :)

  • @Impulse21s
    @Impulse21s 4 года назад +492

    I'm exhausted just watching him fly. I bet he was sore for a week.

    • @anotherarmchairhistorian2831
      @anotherarmchairhistorian2831 4 года назад +36

      Oh you know it! He was pushing that airframe to the very edge.

    • @andrewt.5567
      @andrewt.5567 4 года назад +22

      Were you tightening your legs and belly?

    • @derekenlow7607
      @derekenlow7607 3 года назад +21

      @@andrewt.5567 I about leaned over the arm of my chair trying to roll and dodge them bastards. I feel like I just had a cardio workout.

    • @mangopie7602
      @mangopie7602 3 года назад +5

      I'm already almost passing out from the Gs by watching

    • @oslogrigor8320
      @oslogrigor8320 3 года назад +9

      @@anotherarmchairhistorian2831 Ehhh, they can handle a lot more than a human can. We run those things with safety parameters that are pretty conservative.

  • @camerondiprose1722
    @camerondiprose1722 4 года назад +62

    That was pretty intense.
    Mover you’re making me feel old, the mission date is the same day month and year I joined the Army (Australian Army 19/1/91)

    • @VietboyGamerUSA
      @VietboyGamerUSA 4 года назад +4

      Thanks for your service 👍

    • @pjswag2118
      @pjswag2118 3 года назад +3

      Thank you for your service sir 👊

  • @commdate
    @commdate 4 года назад +152

    Thanks for posting...I was part of CSAR force to recover Stroke 65...unfortunately he was captured by when we got there...sorry Tico, but we tried!

    • @tlevans62
      @tlevans62 4 года назад +12

      Was there two F16s lost? What happened to the other pilot? I recall the Iraqis displaying two RAF pilots who were captured on TV, they looked in bad shape.

    • @lizardb8694
      @lizardb8694 4 года назад +7

      @@tlevans62 Here You go the whole bloody thing compiled by Col Whitcomb:
      media.defense.gov/2017/Apr/05/2001727299/-1/-1/0/B_0102_WHITCOMB_COMBAT_SEARCH_RESCUE.PDF

    • @christiancherniss8063
      @christiancherniss8063 3 года назад +1

      @@lizardb8694 Gonna see if kindle or amazon has that book ty for sharing. Have you read the B-52 diaries? some amazing books of guys flying BUFFs in Nam.

    • @kobalt9299
      @kobalt9299 3 года назад

      Shot down buy sa3 sam (s125)

  • @greymark420
    @greymark420 3 года назад +11

    Complete admiration at the skill of this pilot and the backup from his wingman, this is when your training pays of.

  • @presidentevil4zombie
    @presidentevil4zombie 3 года назад +7

    I asked Maj Tullia to speak at our commissioning ceremony back in 2019; awesome dude!

  • @SuiLagadema
    @SuiLagadema 4 года назад +41

    Imagine the adrenaline overload after hearing the first missile launch warning

  • @Kaiserland111
    @Kaiserland111 3 года назад +11

    Holy cow, I am not an airman at all but this is soooooo stressful. This pilot is amazing, and I have so much respect for anyone that has the balls to do this.

  • @c1ph3rpunk
    @c1ph3rpunk 4 года назад +223

    This guy obviously had the Chappy pre-flight recording and Queen playing in his headphones.
    Wait, so that movie isn’t real?

    • @bessarion1771
      @bessarion1771 4 года назад +5

      I'm still trying to figure out when was he executing aileron rolls...

    • @c1ph3rpunk
      @c1ph3rpunk 4 года назад +15

      @@bessarion1771 aileron, aileroff, whatever it takes.

    • @CrippledMerc
      @CrippledMerc 4 года назад +5

      And he definitely practiced dropping bombs through billboard sized sheets of wood for targets. That’s how the best were trained back then apparently.

    • @bessarion1771
      @bessarion1771 4 года назад +1

      @@CrippledMerc Of course they did! Every movie in the 1980's says so, so it must be true!!!

    • @nebutch
      @nebutch 4 года назад +2

      That was most definitely a Twisted Sister kind of operation.

  • @hwd7
    @hwd7 8 месяцев назад +2

    That was the quickest 25 minutes I ever experienced, so engaging.

  • @lando1296
    @lando1296 3 года назад +23

    I can just imagine his superior yelling at him for half an hour for not using countermeasures.

    • @TacoSallust
      @TacoSallust 3 года назад +7

      Nah it was the dive angle on his attack run.

    • @blackfoxhound3197
      @blackfoxhound3197 Год назад +2

      So they found his countermeasures had not worked like they where supposed to, he did all this without CM

  • @allenkemp3124
    @allenkemp3124 4 года назад +8

    They did have LGBs during ODS, they were used on the F-117. They also had datalink, JTIDS, which was used on the F-15. I'm not sure if Link-16 was fully implemented at that time but it was developed in the early 80's.

    • @CWLemoine
      @CWLemoine  4 года назад +1

      I don't think the F-16s started using them until after. Maybe the Block 40s, but the Block 25/30 didn't get LANTIRN pods until the late 90s.

    • @CWLemoine
      @CWLemoine  4 года назад +1

      And they definitely didn't have datalink. The Block 30 didn't get that (SADL) until SCU-6 IIRC (in the 2000s)

    • @eknutson2
      @eknutson2 4 года назад +1

      @@CWLemoine Litening pods fielded for Blk 30 approx 2000. These jets were pre-SCU1; equipped with original factory software. No mode-selectable bullseye, only 20 steerpoints. Units developed High Altitude High Release attacks (HARB) after deploying to the desert in 1990. That was the "45 high" attack he described. HARB/HADB became the standard attack for most viper squadrons until every unit was equipped with targeting pods. The chaff/flare dispense button was on the interior wall outboard of the throttle- ALE-40/ALR-69. It's still there, I think its a "stop program" function now. Another dispense switch was added on the outside wall that moves up/down for additional program functions.

    • @eknutson2
      @eknutson2 4 года назад

      @@CWLemoine SCU-3 or 4; SADL deployed to units pre-GPS so occasionally INS drift would cause your wingman to display on the wrong side of the formation.

    • @CWLemoine
      @CWLemoine  4 года назад

      Good info! My first Block 25 (B-course) was a SCU 5.1 jet with no SADL. HST had SCU 6 and I left at SCU-7.1. Always hated HARBs. Did old Vipers not have a CMS switch on the stick? I flew with the ALQ-213 primarily.

  • @carloscastanheiro2933
    @carloscastanheiro2933 4 года назад +14

    That is really intense Mover, he was really blessed that day. Thank you for sharing and Happy Holidays.

  • @johnwwest8407
    @johnwwest8407 4 года назад +109

    If that cat had 9 lives, he just used 6 of them up.

  • @ericr.4851
    @ericr.4851 2 года назад +1

    That little tinge of sadness in his voice in the beginning sequence. "Strike-4, Status?!?". Giving me chills

  • @jpg8402
    @jpg8402 3 года назад +16

    I appreciate your break down videos. Even as a young kid I was a military nut and aviation was my favorite part about the military. I never became a pilot(although I did go Marine Corps Infantry) so to learn the terminology and understand whats actually happening is awesome. It helps put some perspective into what is going on. Much appreciated and look forward to more videos like this!

  • @tamaslapsanszki8744
    @tamaslapsanszki8744 4 года назад +130

    The 6 SAMs locked onto Stroke 3 because his huge balls made of steel have a large RCS and light up on the radar like a christmas tree
    I can barely hold my own at 1g and this guy is pulling 6gs. Balls. Of. Steel

    • @SERGEANTDlCK
      @SERGEANTDlCK 4 года назад +9

      1g is literally normal earth gravity that we experience every second

    • @tamaslapsanszki8744
      @tamaslapsanszki8744 4 года назад +26

      @@SERGEANTDlCK yeah, my point exactly

    • @SERGEANTDlCK
      @SERGEANTDlCK 4 года назад

      @@tamaslapsanszki8744 was it a joke?

    • @tamaslapsanszki8744
      @tamaslapsanszki8744 4 года назад +33

      @@SERGEANTDlCK more like a sad realization of my physical shape

    • @mikeytodd7
      @mikeytodd7 4 года назад +22

      That 1g joke was hilarious. I too am having trouble holding my own against such forces in my rec league.

  • @JasonBourne1227
    @JasonBourne1227 4 года назад +41

    Grim Reaper: I will claim you today son!
    Tullia: Come at me!

  • @danbowen3550
    @danbowen3550 4 года назад +7

    Good God Mover...you're the gift that keeps on giving. Had one of the guys from the 614th TFS join my old guard wing years ago following the war (yeah, the first gulf war...I'm old)...he brought this vid and briefed us on it as we were converting from RF-4s to KC-135s and still had a building full of Phantom drivers...even us intel guys were on the edge of our seats in disbelief. I can still remember him saying "He was out of altitude, out of airspeed and almost out of options." One of the countless memeable debriefs I was blessed to sit in on.

  • @josephking6515
    @josephking6515 4 года назад +7

    I watched this several years ago and the part that sticks with me, which I didn't hear in your play by play, was him saying _Stroke 3 defending...again_ . He seemed to be so "essay" that he could make such a remark while flying for his life. Outstanding flying!

  • @biffjohnson3354
    @biffjohnson3354 3 года назад +15

    It’s very interesting to me that they were using MK-84s. In November of 92, I was in weapons maintenance training. By November of 94, they were using GBU-10s (also 2000 lbs) and 12s (500lbs). Technology moves fast! Great video!

    • @fim-43redeye31
      @fim-43redeye31 Год назад +1

      And nowadays the GBU-53 is just ridiculous. Unbelievable precision.

  • @antimatr8109
    @antimatr8109 4 года назад +46

    I remember seeing this video years ago; even then watching it was hair-raising. After learning Maj Tullia dodged all those SAMs without chaff/flares AND in MIL power? Holy shit.

  • @MostlyPennyCat
    @MostlyPennyCat 2 года назад +15

    Another fun little fact:
    The newest air-to-air active radar BVRAAM from MBDA, the Meteor.
    This missile really does light it's engine for a very long time and chase you down.
    Even if you break lock, it has so much ΔV that it will return to the place it first found you and Charlie around looking for you.
    If it finds you, it begins the case all over again, until it finally runs out of fuel!
    Scary stuff, scary missile.

    • @pablohorgiy2377
      @pablohorgiy2377 2 года назад +11

      bro it has 150km of range wtf that shit gon be chasing you to hell

    • @zeitgeistx5239
      @zeitgeistx5239 4 месяца назад

      Or have a SM-6 come down at your from the edge of space and the usaf is currently testing it air launch. Also you’re repeating propaganda because you don’t know any better.

  • @EGLately
    @EGLately 2 года назад +4

    as a huge fan of the F16 (it being my favorite jet since I was a kid) I love hearing your insights into the aircraft and learning things I otherwise would never know.

  • @andrewferguson3535
    @andrewferguson3535 4 года назад +3

    That pilots composure throughout was absolutely incredible!!!!

  • @jasons9564
    @jasons9564 4 года назад +4

    Thank you for this. I remember watching this video years ago, and you never forget hearing the fear in his voice. Great breakdown of events!

  • @btbarr16
    @btbarr16 4 года назад +29

    " ohhhhh shit!" I just imagine him starting that middle down thinking this is the one that gets him.

    • @shaquilleglasper6418
      @shaquilleglasper6418 3 года назад +6

      You can actually hear him say that in the Battlefield 3 opening. It’s in the background noise right before the dubstep drop.

  • @duanemcdaniel9642
    @duanemcdaniel9642 4 года назад +70

    Two things
    1. This guy should get 6 free beers every week.
    2. If it was me my bunghole would still be holding onto that seat... Today!😳

  • @emergerflyfishing
    @emergerflyfishing 4 года назад +11

    This is really cool to watch and listen to. Coincidentally, the Fighter Pilot Podcast just interviewed the F15 pilot credited with three kills, two of which were during Desert Storm during the same few days as this took place. Really cool to hear two different stories I’m from the same area during the same few days. He’d be a cool guy to hear you interview as well.

  • @joeashbubemma
    @joeashbubemma 3 года назад +2

    That was intense. I'm glad you narrated, made sense of it all. One of the FEW times I didn't mind the "jibber jabber". Kudo's to the crew who maintains this jet, performed flawlessly.

  • @nackdibby7960
    @nackdibby7960 4 года назад +1

    What do you mean “watch it without you talking?” The only reason I watch is to hear you talk me through this kind of stuff!!! This was super heavy and I appreciate you breaking it down for those who may otherwise not know what was going on in that cockpit! Amazing!

  • @josephrosenbaum3343
    @josephrosenbaum3343 4 года назад +832

    definitely need to track him down, would be one hell of an interview

    • @sgddfgfghfgh
      @sgddfgfghfgh 4 года назад +7

      He got shot down and is a pow to this day

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 4 года назад +140

      @@sgddfgfghfgh Stroke 4? Was released as the Iraqi army was defeated. This guy is still around somewhere. Would love to hear him tell his story.

    • @kentgregory3299
      @kentgregory3299 4 года назад +180

      @@sgddfgfghfgh you’re the reason the internet often sucks...

    • @sgddfgfghfgh
      @sgddfgfghfgh 4 года назад +2

      @@kentgregory3299 why

    • @kentgregory3299
      @kentgregory3299 4 года назад +88

      @@sgddfgfghfgh because trolls are assholes that don’t get enough attention in life, therefore become jerk offs when they have a keyboard in front of them. Is it not obvious to you? No. Not likely.

  • @dr.j5642
    @dr.j5642 2 года назад +3

    Every fighter pilot is simultaneously slightly jealous and very glad they didn’t have to overcome a situation like this.

  • @DropdudeJohn
    @DropdudeJohn 4 года назад +39

    This was on The Operations Room channel the other day, worth a look as it covers a few other events from other conflicts and operations

    • @daltonv5206
      @daltonv5206 3 года назад +1

      That channel rocks

    • @johnlucas6683
      @johnlucas6683 3 года назад +1

      Just found out about it. Love the Desert Storm- The Air War. Amazing job.

  • @MayhemCanuck
    @MayhemCanuck 4 года назад +7

    Just watching this made my heart rate go up, that was truly amazing.

  • @francisdrelling4060
    @francisdrelling4060 4 года назад +2

    Mover, that is a great video that words cannot define. It meant a lot to me as my father flew an RF-4C Phantom in Vietnam. He once dodged 23 SAMs over his target. Yes, he came home after flying over 100 missions.

  • @bwash6249
    @bwash6249 4 года назад +2

    Great work as always, Mover,
    Intensity at its finest. I was stationed at 613AMU, Torrejon AB Spain during this time. The 614th deployed to Doha around 25 Aug 1990. Unfortunately my unit was tasked to stay 'not deploy as to support for the 2 deployed units (612 Amu deployed to incirik AB Turkey).
    This combat encounter happened during the first daylight raid into Bagdad during the Desert Storm. They lost 2 F-16s in same mission, resulting in 2 POW's, Capt Robert's, and Major Tice...
    Our sister unit 612th AMU also lost 1 F-16 during combat flying out of Turkey. After releasing bomb it detonated fragging out his own jet. As aircraft were lost we continue to send replacement jets.
    Lots of. Great stories came of desert storm......
    Wash
    401st FW/ 613 AMU / Crew Chief

  • @ventura9513
    @ventura9513 3 года назад +9

    How long does it take for the SAMs to reach their potenial target,, how long does the pilot have to react in order not to be smoke??

    • @zeus28frenzy
      @zeus28frenzy 3 года назад +1

      4 seconds according to what i read

  • @9HighFlyer9
    @9HighFlyer9 4 года назад +14

    11:55 I've read that description somewhere.

    • @jc-hf1bk
      @jc-hf1bk 4 года назад +1

      Telephone pole it's a well known SA 2 nickname, don't know when it first appeared but it was common to call it that in Vietnam.

  • @Cmcmillen77
    @Cmcmillen77 3 года назад +20

    Id love to see a digital rendition of this. This is crazy!

    • @allanroser1070
      @allanroser1070 3 года назад

      That channel RENZIC... he is a sim creator... does all sorts of crazy stuff suggesred by his subs

  • @firstnameherelastnamehere8814
    @firstnameherelastnamehere8814 3 года назад +2

    Nothing but respect for all you guys flying and fighting for our side! This shows you how badass these guys are.

  • @alistairmills7608
    @alistairmills7608 2 года назад +1

    The breath, absolutely amazing. Bog rats on Hornet used to come home with saturated flight suits like they just got out of a swimming pool.

  • @JfergusonKG
    @JfergusonKG 4 года назад +30

    Any idea why he would have switched to dogfight mode at the end there, when there was never a threat from other aircraft?

    • @orlock20
      @orlock20 4 года назад +36

      It probably triggers the air to air radar which he used to find his buddies.

    • @andyaim4764
      @andyaim4764 4 года назад +32

      Yup engaging Dogfight mode automatically changes radar to ACM mode

    • @JfergusonKG
      @JfergusonKG 4 года назад +4

      Thanks!

    • @madam94
      @madam94 4 года назад +1

      To be honest I suspect he may have hit the switch accidentally. I say this because the moment the tone of the Sidewinder becomes audible he switches it back to Nav. The air to air mode is used independently of the dogfight mode. That mode he was in was for guns exclusively if I recall correctly.

    • @marijandumancic4259
      @marijandumancic4259 4 года назад

      maybe just by accident while playing the throttle, dogfight / MRM override is on there

  • @randomlyentertaining8287
    @randomlyentertaining8287 2 года назад +7

    We did have LGBs in the 90s. We've had them since Vietnam, actually. In fact, we had the world's first laser guided bomb, the BOLT-117. The Paveway was/is more accurate though (20 feet CEP vs 75 feet for the BOLT). Even had TV guided bombs like the Walleye back then.
    One thing to also note is I noticed at one point, he was doing only 1.1G before pulling 5.1 three seconds later. I can't even imagine going from feeling like weighting like you normally do to then weighing 510% of that just seconds later. It's also worth noting he did pull a mere .2Gs for half a second at one point. So within less than 5 minutes, he's experienced what it feels like to weigh 500% his weight and 20% his weight. On a less extreme note, many times he goes from .3 or .4 to 2.3+ within seconds. Must be one hell of a feeling.

  • @ObeyCamp
    @ObeyCamp 3 года назад +12

    Every time I watch this video it's just astonishing how taxing this must've been for the pilot. I literally can't imagine it.
    • Flying a jet in 3 dimensions is nothing like driving a car so he has to think about that.
    • He can't catch a break from all the missile launches so he has to think about that.
    • He's got to calculate where he's going so he leaves himself enough altitude amd airspace to maneuver, so he's got to think about those things _and also consider future thoughts he might need to have in another half a minute_ .
    • He's got to avoid anti-aircraft shrapnel below him.
    • He's got to listen to and trust his co-pilot and think about what he's saying. He's got to be physically fit enough to do these maneuvers because he's not just in a moving chair, it takes real physical strength to do these maneuvers. He's also hitting 5 and 6 G's so he's got to strictly control his breathing on top of everything else.
    • He's actively listening to his radio..
    • He's actively responding and communicating via radio.
    • Probably 100 other things I can't even discern because this is so far outside of my life experience.
    This guy's doing like 10 different things at once, and if he screws up any one thing there's a good chance it could kill both himself and his co-pilot.
    I can barely manage to go to the bathroom and text at the same time without dropping my phone in my own piss...

    • @CWLemoine
      @CWLemoine  3 года назад +6

      Single seat. No co-pilot. 👍

    • @ParadigmUnkn0wn
      @ParadigmUnkn0wn 2 года назад +2

      Add to that he just watched and heard his wingman get blown to bits.

  • @Lazymofoprepper2
    @Lazymofoprepper2 5 месяцев назад +1

    I was just south of there on the border, as a grunt in the 82nd. It was pretty nerve wracking at times with all the explosions and aircraft flying right over our heads.

  • @sean3473
    @sean3473 3 года назад +1

    Absolute legend. Perfect example of the connection man can have with a machine.

  • @carabela125
    @carabela125 4 года назад +3

    In dogfight mode, what is the snaking line on the screen?

    • @HazDaGeek
      @HazDaGeek 4 года назад +1

      Bullet path. If all you have left is guns it basically shows you the track of your bullets.

    • @carabela125
      @carabela125 4 года назад +1

      @@HazDaGeek OK, so it simulates what tracers would look like. Just maneuver to get it to line up with your target.

    • @HazDaGeek
      @HazDaGeek 4 года назад

      @@carabela125 Yep. Even it simulators it's a big plus. %-)

    • @poliferroso2
      @poliferroso2 3 года назад +1

      And why was he at dogfight mode? I just didn't get it... Was he going after something? Thanks

    • @HazDaGeek
      @HazDaGeek 3 года назад +1

      @@poliferroso2 tracking is my first thought. If you are burning through fuel in full afterburner you have likely very little reaction time also. In my sims (I know wannabe pilot) I stay in Dogfight until the primary radar locks on. In the Falcon a gunfight at close range with cannon and Sidewinders is my choice

  • @AhHereWeGo
    @AhHereWeGo 4 года назад +16

    13:24 I think we see the impact of the jettisoned tanks/bombs to the lower right

    • @Sandalphon36
      @Sandalphon36 3 года назад

      With that flash, it looks more like something with a muzzle brake (That thing on the end of the barrel with holes on the sides), so it's probably a 122mm D-25T converted into a flak gun

    • @AhHereWeGo
      @AhHereWeGo 3 года назад

      @@Sandalphon36 1: No need to explain what a muzzle break is.
      2: A singular flash that large in that shape is most certainly not a flac gun, even if it is a 122mm.

    • @Sandalphon36
      @Sandalphon36 3 года назад +1

      @@AhHereWeGo In most cases you are right with that second point, but the D-25T is a tank gun with 2 piece ammo, so it takes upwards of 20 seconds to reload (About that first point, you would be surprised about how many people don't know what a muzzle brake is).

  • @jamesgardner578
    @jamesgardner578 4 года назад +13

    Mover have you ever experienced anything like this or even close to this during your military career?

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 4 года назад +2

      What recent war had anything like this? US has been doing asymmetric fights of late.

  • @Four_Eyes
    @Four_Eyes 3 года назад

    Great breakdown c dubs. Always wanted to fly F-16s.

  • @rewajamir9190
    @rewajamir9190 3 года назад +1

    Sir without you explaining this I would never fully understand this video...thanks..

  • @AristarchusEsti
    @AristarchusEsti 4 года назад +83

    Incredible footage. Quite a bad scenario to be in when your flares fail 😂

    • @hampusfranzen7060
      @hampusfranzen7060 4 года назад +7

      Yea cant even imagine

    • @texanpride2007
      @texanpride2007 4 года назад +19

      Except those missiles were radar-guided to be able to lock on to him at that altitude..chaff failed to though

    • @andrewt.5567
      @andrewt.5567 4 года назад +1

      Worse is if he is in a single seater....cant even use the backseater as a flare.

  • @joshm1660
    @joshm1660 2 года назад +4

    I've known about the exertion of countering the G-Forces to remain conscious, etc. but watching this really brings it home. Makes me think that DCS and other air combat sims should have a stamina bar for the pilot. :)

  • @snowcats95
    @snowcats95 4 года назад +9

    Mover, I heard at one point “Stroke 8 blind”, what did that mean? Thanks

    • @retrocny5625
      @retrocny5625 4 года назад +5

      I could be wrong about this but I'm fairly certain it means the pilot flying the stroke 8 aircraft temporarily lost situational awareness. Basically "flying blind". Not literally of course, but simply has lost situational awareness with regard to the rest of the flight's position, altitude, heading, etc. Hope that answers your question.

    • @MachineMusic
      @MachineMusic 4 года назад +1

      It's the opposite of "visual". It means that you have no visual of friendly units. It can be specific to one aircraft or flight, or be used in a general sense regarding friendly forces AFAIK.

    • @StupidusMaximusTheFirst
      @StupidusMaximusTheFirst 2 месяца назад

      That he had 8 strokes and lost his eyesight? 🤣

  • @kennethhughmusic
    @kennethhughmusic 2 года назад

    That was immense. Props the pilot

  • @bryandodson4101
    @bryandodson4101 4 года назад +2

    Imagine trying to out maneuver a missile at 200 knots... an absolute legend that man is.

  • @gusgus1562
    @gusgus1562 4 года назад +13

    Mover, do you any info on the recent loss of Capt. 'Hawk' Jones and his Viper from Wis. 115th F/W?

  • @guitardavepdx
    @guitardavepdx 4 года назад +16

    Man, hearing from him would be awesome. I was in 8th grade when this happened and that whole war was crazy to me. I remember seeing the CNN footage of the skies over Baghdad. This is a testament to not only how capable the Viper is but our men and women who fly to keep us safe

    • @masoodjalal1152
      @masoodjalal1152 3 года назад +5

      Keep you safe in Iraq?
      I understand having military and invading other nations. I hate it when people are brainwashed into believing it is to defend the Americans. The Iraqis in 1991 were even capable of launching missiles at US.

  • @Maves916
    @Maves916 4 года назад +17

    CW go over the footage of the migs vs the f14s

    • @cageordie
      @cageordie 4 года назад +1

      A favorite of mine for many years.

    • @CakePrincessCelestia
      @CakePrincessCelestia 4 года назад +6

      "I don't have a fucking tone!"

    • @Maves916
      @Maves916 4 года назад +3

      @@CakePrincessCelestia fooken toneeeeee

    • @Leadgutsv2
      @Leadgutsv2 4 года назад

      I believe he covered that already

  • @cv5369
    @cv5369 4 года назад +1

    Your commentary is why we’re here.

  • @av8or4951
    @av8or4951 4 года назад +1

    Augmenter is a G.E. term for afterburner (Pratt & Whitney). Mover, are you going to do a video series on the Wisconsin ANG Block 30 F-16 that crashed?

  • @chrisg5219
    @chrisg5219 3 года назад +3

    Even looking at the altimeter on the right tells me just how unbelievably difficult this must've been to do.

  • @suflanker45
    @suflanker45 4 года назад +4

    Damn that was intense. Amazed that he didn't black out pulling all those high g maneuvers.

  • @conanthegamer
    @conanthegamer 3 года назад +18

    Damn! You can hear him breathing like he's doing a sprint. Impressive.

    • @Philmaxwell414
      @Philmaxwell414 3 года назад +6

      He must in order not to G lock and pass out.

  • @JayLogan-ux9fn
    @JayLogan-ux9fn 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for the video I've watched this multiple times. My heart races every single time I get right into that cockpit and that man must love life more than most others know cuz he fought for all of it. It's so impressive

  • @theaceofspades485
    @theaceofspades485 2 года назад

    You see his "Fuel" warning come into the hud pretty early in as an example he was suprised he got the plane home.
    I'm a nobody arm chair pilot but have had a few "I don't know if getting it back" moments and feel proud but this guy is legend.

  • @meaterschmitt8045
    @meaterschmitt8045 4 года назад +5

    Great video! Do we know what happened to the two who were shot down?

    • @benjigault9043
      @benjigault9043 4 года назад +2

      I just looked them up, they both spent about 48 days in captivity and then were returned home. Major Jeffery Scott Trice and Captain Harry "Mike" Roberts. Both studs and both are real American heroes.

    • @meaterschmitt8045
      @meaterschmitt8045 4 года назад +1

      @@benjigault9043 Thanks for the reply

  • @redheadrambo
    @redheadrambo 4 года назад +6

    How is he identifying the missiles? Visual or radar signature or what?

  • @puckhead331
    @puckhead331 4 года назад +9

    Would love to see your breakdown of the f-14 shoot down of the two Libyan mig-23s

    • @cageordie
      @cageordie 4 года назад

      Gulf of Sidra.

    • @rzr2ffe325
      @rzr2ffe325 4 года назад

      The book Wings of Fury details it pretty well. Basically they were already good at killing MiG23s and got the opportunity to do it for real when they fired on the Tomcats

  • @alannewman85
    @alannewman85 4 года назад +1

    Its great having you tell us what the heck is happening, I wouldn't have understood it otherwise.

  • @robi4387
    @robi4387 3 года назад

    Thanks for the pilot viewpoint / explanation. 30 years on this pilot's steely determination is still mightily impressive.