F-16 dodging 6 Iraqi SAM launches on Jan 19 1991

[jugboy222]

I could be in the airforce, that is exactly my SAM evasion tactic, roll like you'v never rolled before

[krogoth297]

They will never be able to capture the emotions real pilots feel in situations like this in movies.

[frizstyler]

wow i just now realised that all the radio talks in falcon 4 games are actually these real pilots in combat situation

[kodpsa]

I feel like I just did a million crunches, shit that was intense! Great upload Sir.

[SenitelKJ]

Is that a missile overshooting at 4:06 (Right side of the screen)?..

[melkorsring]

fn intense

great flyin

[athodyd]

Even if you're not sure what's going on, there aren't many things more gripping and terrifying than listening to someone gasping for breath while they're just barely avoiding death.

[TheTylerMayfield]

I always wanted to be a fighter pilot thanks to Top Gun. This ruined that dream for me. I always thought i would be flying on top of a mig, not getting my ass shot down by surface to air!

[Minimeister317]

@TheTylerMayfield retard? This involves it! its not some game!

[TheTylerMayfield]

@Minimeister317 I never said it was a game? lol. Kids on youtube always want to start something

[Minimeister317]

@TheTylerMayfield Why do all douchebags like you say: Ahh kids do this and this... Well listen! Im not a kid.

[mshigorin]

@TheTylerMayfield reality checks are good, and remember Iraq had aged equipment.

What would lead you to go become a killer to be rightfully shot down, anyways? There are test pilots if you love sky and aircraft, and think you're brave one.

[PraetorianPhalanx]

I have found a whole new kind of respect for fighterpilots after watching this video. Pretty intense.

[Z3AL0UZ]

How many sets of flares do jets carry?

[tabbeby]

@Z3AL0UZ ~40-80

[wobashiligang]

Don't know wut it is, but sure it's good.

[imonars]

Battlefield 3.. come sue me 

[Hitori521]

I can never say I had a tough day again.

[GEORGIANMANDAVID]

respect!!!!!!

[jaaaaaaaaw]

I almost found this amazing, then I realised that it was obviously Chuck Norris at the helm.

He's done more impressive things.

[rtrThanos]

HUD was in CCIP mode the entire time he dodged those SAMs.

[Bennyblink182]

@rtrThanos Whats CCIP mode?

[aaron8862006]

@rtrThanos - 9:00. LCOS.

[anewell41]

Dont forget about how many G's these guys are pulling WHILE doing a million other things.

[ewaklu]

got some hardcore keyboard generals in this comment section

[masterfistlord]

Fuck, this shit is intense. Just remember kids, training will keep you alive.

[ArmAFan]

"Plus NATO had a chance to train against it thanks to Slovakia using it in an exercise."

I bet this exercise was not only useful for NATO but Russians too, now the know all the pros and cons of S-300....

[scottthedott]

Great post, I just wish I knew the jargon & understood more of the HUD. Thanks again.

[c3vettes79]

Haha comment fail! Its amazing pilots keep there composure when "alalalas" are sending Sam after Sam

[c3vettes79]

It's amazing pilots can keep

[bigtopbollocks]

Did these guys manage to lay some HE sticks down on the the offending launchers?

[lokalllize]

is there a way for the piolet to tell where the sams were being fired from

[Scoggs117]

@lokalllize yeah from his RWR(Radar Warning Receiver)

[MegaSasoky]

don't fuck with iraqis dude, they are badass

[Leny1777]

Lmao kid please..

[BitnikGr]

It was Bruce Willis shooting "Die Hard 5"

[VastFlux]

Balls of solid rock.



[mikefan09]

fucking go target that sam site man! bomb those raghead motherfuckers!

[Sigrafix]

6 Sams.. damn..

I would of been like: "Fuck this mission.."

[jackwsr]

Does he momentarily lose consciousness after avoiding the final SAM? shortly after

8:11 He goes into a steep bank and his activity stops for a short time. Breathing slows followed by a gasp and pull up?

Hell, he must be exhausted by that point!

[Hperman09]

@jitejieji What? Coalition aircraft bombed the crap out of the Iraqi and occupied-Kuwait for 8 weeks and not one Iraqi soldier left to fight. Within 100 hours of the U.S.-led ground war it was all over. So its obvious that the Air Force could NOT have "easily" won the war. If they could have "easily" won it they would have.

BTW Several Coalition airmen were shot down and captured or killed over Iraq during the air war, so we DID risk casualties.

[Albert3492]

why can't he just use flares like in bf3 lol

[JCrownwell]

So much for Tom Clancy's claim that no combat aircraft was ever shot down by a SAM that was visually spotted.

[akkadianantttt]

Do you know what types of SAMs those were?

[Raptor086]

Just realized that 6:13 was used in a few Battlefield 3 trailers.

[northroad1]

You can see the wreckage of stroke 4 on live leak. He ejected safely

[jetsr]

Very cool! Much respect to those brave pilots!!

[94sFinest]

This is real, kids.

Not your video game bullshit (which you should stop posting here)

[Alientank]

@94sFinest Thanks for telling us fighter pilot.

[94sFinest]

@Alientank I'm not claiming I'm any sort of fighter pilot, and I'm not claiming I've even had any affiliation with fighter planes of any sort (though I do hope to join the USAF in a couple of years when I'm 19).

I'm just saying, because idiot children keep commenting comparing this scene to that of a video game, when it's clearly not.

I'm sorry if my comment offended you in some way, but I don't see how that's possible.

[Alientank]

@94sFinest Relax brah I'm kidding. Just funny when people state the obvious. Kudos to not being a faggot and lashing back at me like most kids would. Good luck joining the USAF. Remember, go in as an officer. No offense to those that enlist as NCO's but that's the suckers way. If I go in, I go as a second Lieutenant.

[94sFinest]

@Alientank I'll keep that in mind, thanks.

[fadedflage]

@Alientank A lot of "suckers" including myself enlist first then pursue a commission.

[Alientank]

@fadedflage Cool. I'd rather go straight as commissioned. Someones gotta do the grunt work for us I suppose.

[fadedflage]

@Alientank Hey bro, I'm sure you're a great guy and will go on to do great things, but your post rubs me the wrong way. I agree, if at all possible, you should pursue a commission right off the bat. However, the way you say "someone's gotta do the grunt work for us I suppose" is a terrible way to view the enlisted.

[Alientank]

@fadedflage Relax brohawn I'm trolling. I don't even plan on joining the military nor do I live in the US.

[fadedflage]

@Alientank I have far more pride in my job as an enlisted personnel than many officers do in their nonner jobs. The majority of pilots have NO clue what it takes to keep the jets flying. When I choose to spend extra hours every day to ensure that my jet is the best and fittest to fight on the line, I take care of those better paid Air Force personnel, even though I know they will never know it and will rarely think to say "thanks".

[Alientank]

@fadedflage Glad you enjoy bitch work. LOLOL

[Leny1777]

@94sFinest Psh and you call yourself a man. Shut the fuck up.

[Leny1777]

@94sFinest Pshyou call yourself a grown man?

[Leny1777]

@94sFinest Lmao kid please..

[94sFinest]

@Leny1777 Hey, man.

Good job posting three comments to me.

Did it take you that long to iron out the faults in your comment, and you couldn't even be bothered to delete them?

Shut up you ignorant fool.

[Leny1777]

@94sFinest Lol i commented more than once. I guess my computer hates you lol

[mdtwiztid]

@94sFinest ? why should they stop?

[mdtwiztid]

@94sFinest nvm read it wrong

[aaron8862006]

@94sFinest - The minecraft kid calling people out for "video game bullshit." That's rich.

[nexusdawn]

@94sFinest Modern warfare is video games dumb ass

[WhiteGangster400]

I remember hearing that same grunt the guy makes at 6:12 in one of the battlefield 3 trailers.

[JPSwissCheese]

@WhiteGangster400 I was thinking the Same Thing

[fkreller1]

Stroke 4 status? :-(



[Raptor086]

@fkreller1

He survived. He ejected.

[magicstix0r]

Sounds like stroke 4 had a bad day...

[alynnidalar]

Wow. That was very much intense. How did he manage to stay that calm?! I mean, relatively speaking?

[Dan221075]

I dont want to be a jet pilot anymore !

[HesterDW]

You can hear in his breaths how hard hes turning too damn.

[HesterDW]

I did not think it was going to be that intense!

[Beadwindow2020]

Why did we pussy-foot around with these ragheads. Just drop one B-61

[janosrock]

Where can i find an explanation of the HUD? i had a really hard time trying to understand it

[phreak761]

@janosrock Top middle is the heading, top left is the G meter, middle left is the speed in knots, middle right is his altitude in thousands of feet, Middle is self explanatory.

[janosrock]

@phreak761 thanks man! that helps! :)

[northroad1]

I hope you don't believe that Gio, I fell for the wmd lie once, not again. 

[GIONELLIO]

IRAN will be next if it never quit building its own nuclear weapons. Time is running up, Ahmadinejad. Have mercy to your people and country.

[urrybr]

HHHHOOOOLLLLLYYYYYYYY SSSSSSSHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIITTTT­TTTTTT!!!!!  What a ride.

[Dancing88Mike]

that ohh shit was used for Battlefield 3 commercial

[CanYouFeelTheRythym]

jesus fuck this guy was maintaining G 10+ for soo long FUUCKK MEEEEEE =s

[MultiHalfpipe]

Woaw thats why some of us fly F16 and some other drives a Taxi

[FilipKunc]

What is this snake-like line on his display towards the end of the clip?

[stoneyj50]

@FilipKunc That is the path the bullets from his gatlin gun would take should he squeeze the trigger at that moment.

[FilipKunc]

@stoneyj50 I find it a bit confusing - does this line project the path of the bullets to a certain distance ahead of the plane, or? Suppose he wants to fire it at a jet he is directly behind, which part of that line is supposed to be aimed at the other aircraft? Or is it one of those floating reticules that he aims with?

[stoneyj50]

@FilipKunc I believe it is a projection of the bullet path to the end of the line.

[lokalllize]

@stoneyj50 that would be really good if you could put that system in a rifle no

[TeletubbiesRcute]

@FilipKunc This line, called "snapshoot line" is a guncross history line. It just shows you where the bullets would go if you had fired them. On that line are tick marks marking the 0.5, 1, 1.5 bullet-time-of-flight. If the pilot has radar lock, there will also be a pipper which will be placed on the line based on the distance to target. (example, enemy is 1500 feet away, bullet would need 0.8s to reach that distance, the pipper would be placed between the 0.5 and the 1 second marks.

[TeletubbiesRcute]

@FilipKunc The pilot, to hit the target, would have to get the enemy aircraft on the line AND on the pipper. And even then he's not guaranteed to hit because the Snapshoot line doesn't "predict" the enemy's path, it only works if the target stays at the same range and doesn't maneuver a lot. However there are "better" gunsights used now, I believe. The EEGS and LCOS. (Enhanced Envelope Gun Sight and Lead Computing Optical Sight).

[zzzzzzzzzzaaaaapp]

@FilipKunc If he has a lock, the computer will put crosshairs along the line where he should aim.

[integralsrulz]

@FilipKunc There is a dot on the gun reticle line that depicts where the initial bullet would trace it's about halfway down the gun line with a horizontal line and a dot below it. In the F-16 traditionally you lead the gun line on in front of the enemy aircraft and put the gun symboligy on the canopy of the aircraft in which you are trying to hit.

[f16piet]

this is a seriously problem when a sam comming at you in flight over iraq as a f-16 fighter pilot you can shoot some flares after that the problem is bigger at last you can eject but then you comming in a danger ground area.Very nice flying.Greetings from Holland Piet.

[aaron8862006]

@FilipKunc - If you're looking for a follow-up answer... it's called LCOS. (Lead-Computing Optical Sight.) One of the F-16's gun modes. (Probably a dogfight mode.) Each "link" in the line demonstrates a vector of the bullets' travel at a specific range/time of flight. (For example, if he were in level flight and not turning, the LCOS line would extend downward from the gun cross at the top of the HUD.)

[Kingonads]

@aaron8862006 No he was in CCIP mode not in DOGFIGHT. Which in simplest terms is a ground attack mode. 

[aaron8862006]

@Kingonads - Yeah apparently I just clicked 9:00 when I responded before. see for yourself. LCOS! Cheers.

[Kingonads]

@aaron8862006 Yep your right, he went through almost every setting. CCRP, CCIP, LCOS, and DOGFIGHT. He was probably bumping them by accident while reaching around in the cockpit.

[aaron8862006]

@Kingonads - Actually really interesting, makes me want to know exactly how he was cycling through them. (I'm not perfectly familiar with the F-16's avionics.) If he really was "bumping them by accident" I don't think I could blame him!

[HaloPokemon5Master]

And anyway, this guy is an amazing pilot.

[HaloPokemon5Master]

After the fifth SAM he's probably thinking "COME THE FUCK ON! ANOTHER FUCKING MISSILE?"

Sorry. Shouldn't joke about it. Especially after Stroke 4 was hit.

[MrPhist]

if you could see it, you'd be dead. Other indicators tell you what's happening

and PS, SH to these guys. SFH

[MrPhist]

if you could see it, you'd be dead. Other indicators tell you what's happening

[INOCENTCIVILIAN316]

this is just pure skill of the pilot if he wasnt that good at what he does he will be in a world of shit

[jackywushengzong]

Battlefield 4



[DwwwD]

Why doesnt he gain altitude to get out of missile lock when he has already dodged 2-3 of them? I'd just fly straight up and get the fuck out of there lol

[MrPhist]

@DwwwD sams have no humans and solid and or mixed fuels. They can do mach's that would kill a human and from launch to your rear end, is seconds if you get the tones these guys got. If you do anything besides using that speed to make them not corner, you will die, IE, climbing would be VERY BAD

[jvarn50]

If you gain altitude you lose speed and the ability to turn.

[RedStarr2121]

holy shit. you're a fucking badass.

[trechan]

My question is, why does the pilot turn on AGR snap shot view for guns after the evasive maneuvers?

[trechan]

@trechan correction, ACM snap shot view.

[dawg9]

@trechan I was wondering that as well.

[portman1983]

Thats fucking crazy, i thought driving my car through traffic at peak our was fucked....If you look at the top left of the heads up display you can see the G-Force indicator, its going from 1.5 to 6.5 in about 2 seconds then down to negative 3 G in about one second...no wonder he sounds like he's squeezing out a massive turd

[NavarroBase]

Damn stroke 4 got hit, :( that sucks.

[yusefelhalal]

@NavarroBase He survived though, thankfully.

[VeeR666T]

Thumbs up for the weapons guy using his checklist at EOR, lol.

[skuko1980]

6 iraqi SAM site operators disliked the vid

[ZorgDK]

@skuko1980 lol

[Tunechi241]

@skuko1980 lmao

[Arodblade]

What's the line and circle that pops up after 8:54?

[Tunechi241]

@Arodblade I believe its one of the Dogfight submode but idk why he turned to DGFT override D:

[ReadmanJ]

Very interesting video. Pretty wild emotions in combat "Stroke four, STATUS?!" Really chilling.

[yakfitguy]

It's amazing that the SA-2, a SAM designed in the late 1950's was still a serious threat to an F-16 in 1991.

[614LkyDvls]

@yakfitguy As I recall the threat was SAM-2's, 3's and 6's.

[yakfitguy]

@614LkyDvls Iraq did possess all 3, not to mention Crotale, SA-8, SA-9/13, and others. The SA-3 and SA-6 are also old missiles dating back to the 1960's. Not sure what your point is.

[Globalizator1]

Sounds like porn movie. Oh oh shiiiiit here it comeeeeees!!!!

[RichKilla86ers]

HIGHWAY TO DANGER ZONE

RIGHT INTO THE DANGER ZONE

[sod16]

If a payed a few million for a jet, i'd expect a better camera...

[BiggestTwoNoobs]

@sod16 since when can you buy a jet?

[MouthofSaurons]

@sod16 haha

[killjoy270]

HA LETS SEE Tom Cruise do this

[GhostRecon511]

hey stroke three you are a damn good pilot Niice job brother

[Hperman09]

This guy is cool. USAF FTW!

[123alankar]

combination of an amazing pilot and a bunch of crappy SAMs..... :-p

[theloopholeisntaahol]

I think the "missile smoke trails" you mention in the description are the F-16's countermeasures he is deploying. Missile use most of thier fuel on the first 10 -15 seconds of launch, and then use it's fins th glide its way to the target.I believe it is impossible to see the trails should the missile being launched from far away.

[stoneyj50]

@theloopholeisntaahol Good point. Makes sense. Thanks for the input

[GhostHawk76]

@stoneyj50 this was over south east Basra right ? 

[614LkyDvls]

@GhostHawk76 No, this one was right over Baghdad in broad daylight.

[GhostHawk76]

@614LkyDvls ok thought the same incident i witnessed in that time ( same altitude and maneuver )

[yf19a]

@theloopholeisntaahol No there are all SAM trails. The Sams he is dodging are SA-2, SA-3 & SA-6 all leave heavy smoke trails which are visible from miles and miles on a clear day. This pilot was from 614th TFS and I belive he did not even used CM as was reported later. Plus even if he was using CMs they would be chaffs which are shredded aluminium as these SAMs are radar guided.Chaffs do not live trails like Flares do which are used for IR evasion. Iraq had no IR SAMS that could hit 10k-15K+

[deboerdaan]

heck off a pilot resppect ;)

[5150tt]

"Defensive 6" means he's defensive against an SA-6, not defending against 6 missiles.

[614LkyDvls]

@5150tt "At least" six missiles were targeted against this aircraft during this engagement - including several that were believed to be visually guided. The aircraft in the video also had no operational chaff/flare, of course this wasn't noted until the aircraft was safely back at base.

[5150tt]

@614LkyDvls Yeah I actually work with one of the guys flying that day, who just recently retired as a full Colonel and is now on faculty staff with me. We use the original of this video in classes to our students here at a military school, I won't say which. Please don't bother replying or trying to correct me. This is my profession.

[5150tt]

@614LkyDvls I merely stated what the brevity term "Defensive 6" means. I made no statement as to the number of SAMs launched.

[614LkyDvls]

@5150tt No offense meant, my misunderstanding and you are, of course, correct. Tell the Colonel that Mike says "Hi" and that we hope to see him at the Reunion.

[thund3rfingers]

i have watched this at least 3 times a day since finding it. i always click to 5:00 and still amazed everytime.

[Leopardipzg]

how are the SAM's so crappy that you can dodge 6 of them?

[ViciousCritique]

@Leopardipzg Russian piece of shit SAMs.

As u can see no match for the US pilots !

[nascentecho7]

Stroke 3 hot mic ;)

[playvidya]

Don Knotts @ 7:05

[oakfan21]

This fighter pilot is a BA. A motherfucken BAD ASS!

[tocmo0nlord]

290 people have never been in war.

[hallbuzzdotcom]

That SAM-I-Am, that SAM-I-Am, I do not like that SAM-I-Am!

[bambi005]

Las bolas mas grandes!

[sadekgheidan]

This guy is a BEAST! He's pulling 6 G's straight when he's evading for long periods of time but is still able to keep his cool and evade accordingly. My hero!

[angiicarrean]

I believe this pilot was nicknamed Dodger after this occurrence at least by the ground crew. At least that is what Airman Evans weapons troupe told me. 

[614LkyDvls]

@angiicarrean You are correct, although it was only informally - is was, and always will be our own ET!

[Gladioter1903]

Thumbs up for this pilot!

[andrewlimch]

Why did he go to guns mode at 8.55?

[dnvnflcnr]

When he says egressing that means hes ejecting right?

[stoneyj50]

@dnvnflcnr No it means he is leaving the target area.

[smoothpaulie]

@dnvnflcnr

means hes shitting his pants id say :P

[merrickx]

@dnvnflcnr Emergency Egress is basically Emergency Evactuation/Escape. In this case it does not mean ejection.

[merrickx]

Remember to turn your volume back down before resuming music playback or anything like that.

[skeletalwreckofman]

im glad youre safe!!! Amazing job! Thank you!!!

[chp112]

I think I would have shit my pants after the first lock!

[lifeovdeath]

i was born around around 20 day before the operations, my parents told me of all the ash and the smoke during that time, two missiles were dropped beside my home, (which was on a farm north of basra) one missile exploded close by and caused all the glass to break, the second missile was even closer but it did not explode. war is hell...