A buddy sent this to me off a drag racing forum he goes to. Thought I'd share...
This conversation was recorded on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz, while flying from Europe to Dubai .
<span style="font-weight: bold">Iranian Air Defense Radar:</span> 'Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'
<span style="font-weight: bold">Aircraft:</span> 'This is a United States aircraft. I am not in Iranian airspace, I am in Iraqi airspace.'
<span style="font-weight: bold">Iranian Air Defense Radar:</span> 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!'
<span style="font-weight: bold">Aircraft:</span> 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!'
<span style="font-weight: bold">Iranian Air Defense Radar:</span> (no response ... total silence)
This conversation was recorded on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz, while flying from Europe to Dubai .
<span style="font-weight: bold">Iranian Air Defense Radar:</span> 'Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'
<span style="font-weight: bold">Aircraft:</span> 'This is a United States aircraft. I am not in Iranian airspace, I am in Iraqi airspace.'
<span style="font-weight: bold">Iranian Air Defense Radar:</span> 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!'
<span style="font-weight: bold">Aircraft:</span> 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!'
<span style="font-weight: bold">Iranian Air Defense Radar:</span> (no response ... total silence)
