Send 'em up...

[jcharliem]

A friend sent me this...


In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute "heads up" if they will be transiting Iranian airspace. This is common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type of aircraft, and points of origin and destination.

I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. It's too good not to pass along.

The conversation was:

Iranian Air Defense Radar: "Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself."

Aircraft: "This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace."

Iranian 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 Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!"

Iranian Air Defense Radar: No response. Total silence.

[nosnerd]

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lmao!!!!

[fahrenschnell]

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I love it.....hahahaha

Seth

[Monster]

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Who says Marines don't have a sence of humor ?
;D

[milner351]

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NIIICE!

what do fighter pilots do for fun when thay have to retire their wings?

Even top fuel funny cars must seem dull after flying one of those machines!

[TC]

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Never seen a dog tuck his tail and run so fast. :D :D :D :D

That's a good one.

[67BlueSS]

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Aircraft: "This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!"

Iranian Air Defense Radar: No response. Total silence.[/i]

Iranian Air Defense Radar (thinking)
Oh CRAP!!! What do I do?

[SpiderGearsMan]

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Didn't President Reagan order our navy to sink the entire Iranian fleet ?

[mike343sharpstick]

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NIIICE!

what do fighter pilots do for fun when thay have to retire their wings?

Even top fuel funny cars must seem dull after flying one of those machines!

Great question, I would think ANY activity would boring as hell after flying that stuff.

[Scott Liggett]

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They buy sports cars.

[Falcon67]

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Didn't President Reagan order our navy to sink the entire Iranian fleet ?

I'm sure there wasn't much effort in dispatching 3 aluminum bass boats.

[72_Ventura]

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Who says Marines don't have a sence of humor ?
;D

My wife pretty much every time I think I'm being funny.

[Monk]

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Didn't President Reagan order our navy to sink the entire Iranian fleet ?

I'm sure there wasn't much effort in dispatching 3 aluminum bass boats.

[oldsman71]

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:D YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

[purplecobra]

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FA/18 vs old worn out F-14 or a MIG. I'll take $100 on the Marine