Desert Storm - F-16 Pilot Fights for his Life Over Baghdad - Animated
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- The largest airstrike package of the Desert Storm Air War heads to Baghdad. Planners have so far only hit the capital with stealth aircraft and cruise missiles, for fear of the ferocious air defenses around the city. Today, "Package Q" will attempt to hit Saddam's Nuclear Research Facility at al-Tuwaitha and other strategic targets in the city.
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Edgy conflicted Iraqi commander: I WANT EVERY MISSILE WE HAVE TO FIRE ON THAT MAN
That Man: *brushes shoulder*
F16: OH NO!! Anyways
lmao
So glad you finally covered this, the actual video of this is just beyond gnarly his breathing and everything it's awesome highly recommended you guys go watch the real thing
@@Thunderkorn how do I find the real video
@@smokeybear1597 here th-cam.com/video/qUjX1RntqVw/w-d-xo.html
Iraqi SAM operator: “Bro you cheating ass bastard get a life”
US pilot: “skill issue”
Also the US pilot: does a Top Gun
Git gud lol ggez
😂😂😂😂
@@iam_amxiii Watch this 360 no scope on your oil refinery!
The pilot was scared but imagine being an Iraqi SAM operator seeing the American dodge 6 of your missiles
When everything is going to hell in a life and death situation, everyone gets scared. The difference between alive and dead is keeping your focus and not panicking.
Without countermeasures, no less.
Was the F-16 fully loaded that time? Hard to make a sharp manuvuer without clean stores.
@@Joshua_N-A The video states he had released his payload on the refinery beforehand.
Include that with no countermeasures working
And now imagine this conversation
"So how many flares did I waste?"
"Mate, your countermeasures launcher was jammed you used none"
"I WHAT?"
"NO FLARES???" Shit himself.
"I mean, damn right no flares! That's how you fly a fucking plane!"
"Sir whats that smell?"
"The smell of victory son..."
Probably not waste, that's their intended use
it’s chaff, as the SAMs are radar guided, not heat seakers.
“Uh sir, just like my pants, THE FLAIRS ARE SHIT. Over”
5:27 Another small impressive detail in this battle I specifically noted because my brother flies KC-135 refueling tankers in the Middle East. An unescorted KC-135 has no defensive capability but flies back into Iraq to make sure that F-16 can refuel and make it home, well done crew!
beautiful. the whole "no man left behind" of the US armed forces brings a tear to my eye
@@critic514 so different from the russian "if he dies he dies" attitude
Lars, great addition to the story. Thanks.
@@thomasschraubt7497 I mean not really, Americans and Russians use the same terror tactics (such as the US bombing children's hospitals and aid camps but condemning russia when it does the same thing. Kind of hilarious to know the US literally bombed a red cross aid camp with white phosphorus in Afghanistan or how they dropped a JDAM onto a civilian air raid shelter causing over 400 deaths in Iraq)
Shit Russia and the US use the same torture tactics too (US used Guantanamo Bay as a torture center, and whats worse over 80% of prisoners at Guantanamo weren't even terrorists, they were normal ass people kidnapped by the US)
Heroics.
Man dodged those missiles without using countermeasures. What a badass
The missiles locked onto his massive balls instead of his plane
Good things he alive
_《Careful, he's a real Demon in there.》_
The moment when _The Razgriz_ took control the F-16 pilot "Stroke 3" and straight up dodging all those missiles. *XD*
countermeasures wouldn't do shit anyway most likely
His only countermeasure was his G-Suit!
Imagine never having had a missile locked on to you and then having SIX MISSILES locked on to you!!!
Just hope that's the day you wore your brown pants.
@@damonr6987 I'm never, not wearing my brown pants.
@@xFREERAVENx Like you said, 6 in one flight, I would have been scared ****less.
@@damonr6987 ha ha ha ha..oh murder.
Me as an experienced war Thunder player, “first time?”
I was deployed with (then) Lt Col Tullia a few years later flying the Northern No Fly Zone out of Jordan. He was our Ops commander. His reputation preceded him but he was a really humble guy, saying he just got lucky. Great leader, great pilot.
Thank you for your very kind words about my husband, Thomas! I passed them along to him and he said to say hello and thank you!!!!!
I’d have liked to seen his engine readings after his run. (CEDS) My BP was maxed just listening him. Salute all our warfighters.
@@emmetttullia9555 The original video and this video really shows the amount of bravery, quick-thinking and just pure talent. Think I have seen the video 50 times. Salute to your husband and you, cheers from Northern Norway.
With great skill comes a little bit of luck.
@@rxonmymind8362 is this a novel quote? Should write that sucker down.
Massive respect to the tanker crew who flew into enemy airspace without escort to refuel the fighter.
No comments? Let me fix that
True homies
His balls was heavier than that fuel
6 dislikes are from missiles who couldn't hit stroke 3
lmao
That's why they call them missiles, because they missed
@@decimated550 OHHHHHHH
All the dislikes are from upset Sadam fanboys.
435 missiles?
Adding the live at the end was a great touch.
Thanks!
Fantastic indeed
Agreed! It adds serious weight. I easily replayed the scenario in my head. Great job mate!
Couldn’t agree more
Yes, thank you!
"Stroke 3 go southeast NOW" Without hesitation he does. Mannn. Props to Major Jeff Tice.
Just the fact he did that without hesitation shows how much trust he had in that call. That’s insane
@@Gen3tx being able to trust your wingman is one of the most important things a pilot has to learn. If you can't trust them instantaneously in situations like this, you could die.
But how does that wingman Major Jeff Tice know that that missile is heading towards the other aircraft?
@@timdd9880rigorous training and experience
@@timdd9880 plain human sight.
*"Yo buddy, you still alive?"*
-Stroke 3's buddy
*I'm gonna have to stop you right there*
Major Tullia was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for this - the highest US medal specifically for aerial achievements.
Thanks for the info.
Citations were given by the SAMs themselves.
"He manoeuvred with such unpredictability that I didn't have enough energy left to catch him."
Deserved it too. If the Major left when he could have he would have been fine. However he stayed and worked overtime that led to beating and torture. He didn’t know that at the time, but still it happened and personally I’d rather they keep the medal and I avoid being at the mercy of the Iraqis for a couple of weeks.
I would hope he got medal for having ice in his veins too
@@danielleriley2796 He, Stroke 3, was actually NOT shot down, he brought his jet back safely...there were, however, two others in the flight that were shot down and captured.
Stroke 3 sounds like an Ace Combat protagonist dodging all those missiles
《 Stroke's different! 》
《 We'll see. 》
At least they have chaff and flares in Ace Combat!
@@TheOperationsRoom and 50x ASRAAMs
@@TheOperationsRoom nope they didn't not until the AC7 anyway lol
If your aircraft doesn't carry 50 ASRAAMs, is it really an aircraft?
Iraqi SAM Commander: “Jesus Christ it’s Jason Bourne”
This is a level 10 abort!
“Jason Bourne, it’s Jesus Christ”
"Is that maverick up there wtf ? May allah save us"
@@constantinethecataphract5949 actually, ironically,,,, the iraqi sam commander was a Christian assyrian and not muslim lmao
Nay, that was Matrix shit right there.
This video single-handedly increased flight stick, Ace Combat 7 and Project Wingman sales.
DCS World?
ac7 and pj is just dumping flares and doing physics defying manoeuvres, dcs would be what people would want to get if they want to dodge SAMs
Of course, guys. DCS is the real deal, but DCS can't bring flight sims mainstream, which is my point. Casuals need something simple as a gateway drug to the real sims, and AC7/PW bore that burden. Hopefully some of those guys come over to the sim space, but there's no guarantee. Such is the paradox of the sim market.
@@Crunchy121 there really isn’t a need to dump flares
@@Gunnplay You're basically talking arcade vs. simulation. They both serve different fan bases and you don't usually see one move from one to the other.
Imagine being a SAM operator and all your computer guided missiles are missing a plane that isn't even using flares. From your POV, not knowing its malfunctioning and the pilot is stressed tf out, you'd think you're trying to kill John Wick flying a plane not needing any anti missile equipment to dodge 6 of your military's best anti aircraft measures.
SAM's never work 100% tho. Failure is expected with these systems.
And then, if you're an informed Iraqi, after that you remember that the americans have better planes than the f16.
Of course that a 1960 SAM would fail, it was intended to shot down the B-52 and U-2
@@Lucas-nu4du Good point. The SA-2 and SA-3 have a low probability of kill against a maneuvering aircraft. SA-6 is a different story but still it's not anywhere near 100% (maybe 50% probability without chaff)
radar guided missiles are confused by chaff not flares lol but these sams are really old like 1940s to 1960s gear. it would be a different story with things like the s400
6 minutes they say - I'd wager most people wouldn't stand 10 seconds of combat stress in that position. What a mad lad.
Absolutely
I got stressed just by watching the plane footage, no way 6 minutes...
that is why the pilot is more valuable than the plane.
you give us too much credit.
Well I mean, I bet you could if you had to but yeah, fricking legend
As an avionics maintainer for this exact aircraft is truly impressive and humbling to see the performance these aircraft are capable of. And to know all those lost weekends and personal time is really the difference between a pilot and fellow wingman coming home or preforming there last mission. 🤘🏽 much respect to the pilots that trust us to provide them aircraft they can be confident will bring them home.
we work on miracle machines and yall are such a huge part of it. Respect to AVI from the least likely source - APG
@@smtxs9274damn a crew dog not bitching out us AVI nerds???? Blasphemy (big work for the APG I know🤣🤣)
@ace_trace_2237 I'm one of few crewchiefs that know there are other people who keep the jet functional. Idk how many I've seen AVI doing shit, and alot of it was annoying shit
I have mad respect for this pilot. Avoiding 1 SAM using pilot maneuvers alone is an amazing feat. But to avoid 6 of them? That is astronomically incredible!
"Stroke 3 defending!"
"Holy shit!"
*battlefield theme plays*
*Plays Daredevil*
@@deviousN *plays Zero*
@@imawsomeandyournot6108 *plays Megalith/Agnus Dei*
Ground crew: "Sir your F-16 is almost ready, just loading the chaff and flares now"
Major Tullia: "It's ready now."
this comment deserves way more likes
You always must write the name if God with capital "G" .
@@lourdesbosch3074??? God isn’t a name….it’s a title
I bet many of us dreamed of being a fighter pilot as a child. Having heard the story and seen the footage, all I can say is - it takes skill, courage and teamwork. Making it out alive is not something we would have achieved had we made. Mad respect for these pilots, they are simply on another level. I would feel safe under any circumstance, knowing that such talented pilots are patrolling the skies above.
may we never need their skills
Now just imagine if there was a Greek pilot there
I still dream of being a fighter pilot. I'd give anything to fly, but it'll always remain a dream and I'll never fly.
G-Force, family at home, combat stress, distractions, chatter over the comms, controlling the aircraft, deciding whether to focus on the mission or saving your own life. The mental capacity of that pilot is god tier. And survived the encounter without countermeasures. Unspeakable amounts of respect 🇺🇸
I didn't know "huge balls" were a contigency protocol in case of a flare malfunction
must have had a specially designed G-Suit to accommodate
Well considering the ejection seat probably wouldnt launch them huge cahonas he had no choice but to evade the missles
It's a testament to how awesome the F-16 is that it could even get them off the ground with but a single engine.
Dude, come up with something new. That saying is so overused. Something like...Oh I don't know....Maybe... I didn't know "courage" was a contingency protocol in case of a flare malfunction. Testicle size has nothing to do with bravery. OK, witty comebacks incoming!
@@mmabagain he wasn't on the ball with that saying
This short episode was more intense than most freemium cable show finales.
And also all of the mainstream documentaries that just try to dazzle you with poor cgi and hyperbole
Stroke 3’s callsign is now “Neo”
Out maneuvering 6 missiles when chaff/flares malfunction should be added to military pilot training courses.
I wonder how many retreating f-16s were saved by his loitering and defensive flying.
That one other pilot who almost ran out of fuel while maneuvering probably helped too.
A common misconception in these comments is that there is some primary “operator” for all of these SAMs, there isn’t. Almost all of them are independent with their own tracking and guidance radars. If any site saw an additional target, they’d fire regardless of what was happening with this guy.
@@EstorilEm they're all shooting at Tullia watching missiles from allied SAMs missing each hoping their SAM is the one that hit😅😅😅
Hearing that pilots voice during those evasions sends chills through your body. The fear was real.
Yup. Not like that Hollywood BS like Top Gun where everyone is so macho and fearless. This is real, and this pilot is more of a hero than Tom Cruise in Top Gun or any of those other Hollywood pretenders.
@@starwarsrebel2006 what the hell are you going on about dude
@@starwarsrebel2006
Right.
Because in Top Gun right in the beginning someone did not drop his wings voluntarily after having a nervous breakdown mid-air despite not even being in a combat situation.
And later some pilots in combat did not frantically yell or showing other signs of high stress and fear. Goose didn't yell and scream in that flat spin and Iceman did also show no emotions at all when he was almost shot down later.
They were all smiling throughout...
Don't use examples when they're inaccurate.
So many of these scenarious The Operations Room covers would make outstanding movies, but maybe only if he directs them ;)
All it takes it just one fuckup in a second and you're blown out of the sky. Just listen to that radio chatter recording! Anyone who says that they will feel no fear in a situation like that is bullshitting.
One of the pilots you mentioned who got shot down (I believe by AA or a missile near miss) and became a POW during that mission (Cpt. Mike Roberts) later was my Deputy Wing Commander, and then eventually the Wing Commander. An other humble, good guy, with a funny, dry sense of humor, glad he survived his ordeal. The POW/MIA museum in Andersonville GA. has a video of him describing the first few minutes of his capture in Iraq.
Iraqi A/A operator: That's got to be the best pilot I've ever seen.
Iraqi Commander: So it would seem.
Capt Jack Sparrooohhh🤣
And you HAVE heard of me! :)
Captain Jack AIM-7
The final part of the video was nerve wracking. Men shouting over the radio, loud warning noises, evasive maneuvers. And yes, he dodged those missiles with his chaff dispensers not working. Something that you see only in movies.
Great video as always and it is nice to see this channel post again!
@@nordoceltic7225 ; Jep, what Aldreen should have said is that he dodged those missiles without his chaff dispensers working.
@@nordoceltic7225 my mistake.. kind of confused with chaffs and flares, I did look it up. Thanks!
Full of audio and video of Stroke 3's evasions. Its much scarier. You can see the smoke contrails from multiple missiles that the pilot just evaded.
th-cam.com/video/qUjX1RntqVw/w-d-xo.html
Big difference in a movie they would have drawn out this for 20-30 mins. In real life, 6 missiles in a few minutes much feel like insanity.
Normally you would probably want to make sure the missile you dodged hadn't manage to reacquire. He literally had no luxury, he had to assume each missile once dodged was no longer his problem. Seriously, i have to say. Maybe the chaff and flares didn't work, but thank-god the rest of the tracking software was working. He really survived because he kept his cool under insane pressure, but also because that machine has some badass tracking hardware/software able to tell him exactly where those missiles were, and when to fucking pull that rudder hard.
It's quite a thing to listen to that, imagine his body was pumping out liters of adrenaline, heck I think mine dumped some into my system just listening him....
@@Arrogan28 ; "Tracking software", that does not work the way you think it does. With the F-16's RWR back then you just got the location of the radar lock and threat level on a circular display and audio cues (which you can hear in the original vid), no range or anything.
After 6 minutes of that, he must have slept for 24 hours straight.
I think he needed a beer.
@@thijsverweij9824 beer??? Give that man the whole bar!!
Iraqis: **watch as the F-16 dodges all their missiles**
Stroke 3: *"so this is the power of Ultra Instinct"*
SAM’s are the size of telephone poles flying at 2000 mph. This guy is a boss. I need to watch the end again to see how many G’s he was pulling on his HUD.
About half the length if not less, but same diameter of a telephone pole.
The finishing touch of live footage and audio was gut wrenching. All of these videos are amazing.
Much appreciated!
I was honored to meet and work with Maj Jeff Tice. I heard his story, but he did not mention what happened before he was hit. He was and is a gentleman and an aviator of the highest degree. Good work, Jeff.
...you never saw him again did you?
So we got him back then?
@@johnyg2285 To be clear, I met and got to know Maj. Tice long after this event. Yes, we got him back. He flew commercial for a major airline, and then retired to what I assume is obscurity. Most people who might be considered heroes do just that.
He is my father. And he is doing very well in life. His strength never fails to amaze me, and he always helps me grow as a person. He says I help him grow too
Amazing demonstration of this harrowing event. The HUD/audio has been around for ages but finally we can kind of visualize it. Not to retract from Ops Room channel but former fighter pilot C.W Lemoine breaks down the comms for this event in layman's terms on his video.
I've seen the original video many times over the years, but this is the first time I've seen your breakdown of the event. Fantastic work, thanks for posting. I know this video has been up for awhile, but it's truly great.
Holy shit that is impressive. Must have been terrifying. You really can hear the panic in his voice.
the clip shown here is very cut down as well, the actual 6 minute clip is on youtube and its even more scary
A lot of it was adrenaline and a TON of high-g maneuvers where you’ve gotta push hard to avoid blacking out (even with the g suits). If toy make a radio call while pushing it’s gonna sound kinda like this as well.
This plane in particular is easy to black out in, they actually added a system to auto-recover the aircraft if certain constraints are met.
That dude has some skills dodging missiles, but the skills of this animator and narrator are equivalent. GREAT WORK!!
Nick, to think that there is ANY sort of equivalency between what a fighter pilot does in combat and what someone sitting in a studio narrating or animating a 7-minute video does indicates one thing: when it comes to combat, you haven’t been there or done that. Flying in harm's way is nothing like working in a studio or sitting at a console in your bedroom playing a video game. In flying fighters, you only get one life, and that life is constantly in peril. There are no resets. There are deadly infrared- and radar-guided missiles, explosive AAA, closing speeds with other aircraft of 1,700 feet per second, friends being blasted from the sky and at critical fuel levels 90% of the mission. You survive each mission by your wits, training, skill and instincts. If you are successful, then you get up the next day, study the assigned mission, brief the flight and go do it all over again.
I have not yet had the honor of meeting then-Major, now Retired Lt. Col. Emmet Tullia. But he has my gratitude and utmost respect for his dedication, courage, professionalism, sacrifice and leadership.
Have a safe and prosperous day, Nick.
A retired USAF Lt. Col., airline captain, combat volunteer and civilian contractor. F-100, F-105, O-2, OV-10, F-4; 12 tours: Vietnam (1), Kosovo (3), Iraq (8). 1969-2011.
@@stories-myhalfcenturyasapi3978 Thank you for your service. I had the same thought when reading is comment, but I understand that he was just trying to give the YT creator a compliment. Not intentionally degrading the incredible USAF pilot.
These videos are amazing man. Thanks for making these. This is literally the view I want on historic conflicts and battles. It puts everything in such good perspective for a civilian like myself. This one, the Black Hawk Down video, and most of all the Desert Storm air war videos are personal favorites.
72 F-16's is an impressive ammount of air power.
Iraqi SAM operators: who in gods name is he
Motherfucking Stroke 3, but they won't get a chance to find out, because he was able to escape.
Who in allah’s name FTFY
@@Azylath allah literally means god hth
omg its jason bourne
@@wspencerwatkins no sir, its the sarcastic version of god. the one that thinks, killing ppl is good.
F16: *sees missiles*
F 16: oh no!! Anyways I start barrel roll
So anyways I started pulling g's...
Yeah I was flying through their airspace, so anyways they started blastin, and it turns out, no Russians. XD
I want to thank everyone who put their lives on the line to fight for this country. I don't always agree with the reasons or the politics but I've always had great respect for the people that served this country that I love.
At some point Americans will have to reckon with the horrendous truth that none of their armed forces were ever "fighting for their country" but were instead destroying the lives and livelihoods of other people--just like yourselves--so that your people can build their house of comforts on someone else's misery. That is the truth. Everything is else is just theatrics to keep the population charmed into committing atrocities. Enjoy the false prosperity, it will not last long.
Wow. That's incredibly heroic. Pulling so many G's for so long puts terrific stress on your body, and the mental stress of having live missiles try and chase you down is probably colossal, but he didn't crack under either. Nor did he fall into AAA's deadly reach
The end really gave me chills
Me too
the craziers part is that the chaff and flare dispenser on strobe 3's F-16 had malfunctioned so he dodged 6 SAMs with only maneuvering that is a truly incredible feat
Wow. The voice comms were absolutely chilling. These guys really do watch out for each other up there even if it means giving their life to save a brothers.
The actual clip is staggering.
You think it's staggering now, you should have seen it in the Ops trailer, an hour after the remaining aircraft landed.
I have never, and I hope that I never, ever hear anyone's voice with that sheer and utter level of complete panic and terror ever again. My word.
You probably shouldn't be around violence.
Don’t listen to flight recorders of airliners in a flat spin.
I'm sure he's stressed but I'm not sure it's panic. I think it's a combination of adrenaline and the G forces of the maneuvers are the majority of the reasons why his voice sounds like it does.
You should have been here the other night when the cable went out.
I don’t think it was panic, he was pumped full of adrenaline and bracing/pushing for extreme g maneuvers, it’s almost impossible to talk while trying to push through g forces like that. When you do talk, it sounds like this.
Theres a great number of amazing videos of pilots, but this clip is my favourite. To see how the risk increases through repeated shots and a confusing situation, as well as seeing extreme pilot skill save his life has just about everything I want in air combat footage. I'm glad they released this video, and I'm pretty pleased to have a better understanding of the background situation and just how crazy it was. The pilot, as with most combat footage, an absolute hero and a real god among men.
I don't know how I've never heard of this channel before, its right up my ally. What great timing, I just watched an analysis of this exact situation only a few hours ago. It was difficult to follow what was going on, this video is a great watch straight after watching the original. Keep up the great work @The Operations Room!
I was an aircraft mechanic in the USAF. I worked on a jet that went down during training due to a non-maintenance related failure. My heart was in my throat when I learned the crew made it out safely.
The chaffe and flare not withstanding, I'm certain those Crew Chiefs on the ground that caught that jet when it came in and saw she performed beautifully must have swelled their hearts with pride. God bless the crew and maintenance personnel that keep our birds flying.
ET called in Code 1 before they noticed the Chaff/Flare cans were full. All of our aircraft flew terrifically through the war and the only engine we had to change was for a mandated time change.
I want to see the reaction of the folks that taught him to fly.
Actually hearing the pilot audio at the end adds a whole new level to it compared to just looking at charts and trying to visualize it.
"HOLD STILL YOU PIECE OF SHIT"
- Iraqi SAM teams
Dude. You are a champ. Adding that at the end just added the intensity to it. You can hear the fear in his voice and that dude definitely saved his life
I hope you’re doing well, I really like your videos : )
Thank you! You too!
Holy sh** this poor pilot. He is probably one of the most skilled pilots and luckily he had a good plane.
And just to think that the f16 was created to be a cheaper jet to boost numbers... The US has no chill.
@@what8569 Is that true? I mean something like the f22 raptor is way to expensive to produce in high numbers, but I never heard bad things about the f16.
Geier S It's not a bad aircraft by any means it was just made to be a cost effective, highly maneuverable fighter to be used in a variety of roles. www.britannica.com/technology/F-16#:~:text=The%20F-16%20originated%20in,took%20first%20delivery%20in%201978.
Ive seen somewhere that its was partly created to boose the effectiveness of the f15 which is a kickass air superiority figher but is extremely expensive so the military needed something that would be more available than the f15s to compliment it in theoretical mass air combat. It also became a good yang to the f15s ying because the f15 is fast but heavy while the f16 is light and maneuverable.
Watching this after Top Gun Maverick and the amount of stress this pilot had to deal with trying to get these 6 missiles off his tail is nothing short of remarkable I also believe the last missle that lost lock on him was a gift from God.
That live footage at the end really immerse you to the situation and atmosphere on what was going on that day. I never knew it would be that chaotic and intense!
I've seen the HUD video a few times and it's awesome to watch, so having an Operations Room video on it gives a level of situational awareness that only adds to the original. Expertly done.
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a missile.
Well tgis guy has dodged a lot of wrenches.
Great video. Wasn't expecting the footage at the end, you expressed that situation perfectly.
He's an Ace combat player, this explains his evading skills
seriously gives me goosebumps every time, just the warning tone alone
2:27 This seriously is a godsend difference over say ww2, despite how terrible war always is.
for real, had the tables been turned and the Axis won, I guarantee Harris would have been hung as a war criminal along with a few other Bomber Command generals. probably the most horrific was the fire bombing attacks against Dresden and several Japanese cities.
@@osldriver3561 I've seen that book come up a few times in places I frequent. I'll have to give it a go.
Underrated post.
Well you gotta remember that a lot of bombers back then did not have the accuracy and precision that modern aircraft have. A B-12 can target a set of factories, but it's not going to hit that factory directly so expect a dozen homes gone as a result
Think of Godzilla, he may be on your side, but his big size will cause a whole lot of collateral damage, just so he can defeat an ever worse enemy.
@@MUJUNKY Let's not even start with Vietnam... napalming civilians... like holy shit dude.
Have watched the video of this several times, you did a great job of bringing it out visually!!!!! AWESOMENESS!!!
Holy shit.... the actual video at the end just shakes me everytime …. he is pulling some of the hardest craziest fucking turns and rolls i have ever seen.... that plane did its job beautifully under wild forces.
Wow this is an incredible story and telling!
Pretty scary right?
The Operations Room 6 day war israeli airforce raid.
This.
Throw in '73 while we're at it
Hell yeah
This..
Christ. Couldn’t make out anything apart from the HUD on that last clip but the intensity was palpable
Masterfully done again. That final touch... raised my blood pressure. Perfection
The Operations Room never fails to make quality content. Great video and keep up the great work!
"his countermeasures had malfunctioned, and he has just evaded six surface to air missiles on maneuver alone"
*Information High* _from Macross Plus begins to play softly over the Iraqi desert_
[ _Lion_ from Macross Frontier intensifies ]
Major Tice was my crashpad roommate after he got hired at American Airlines.
I do remember that day like it was yesterday.
Me and my brothers just did a Mont-Gelè -> Tortin decent (3023m 10'000ft) here in Verbier Switzerland.
We had 42° slopes and heavy snowfall, but our
Cube Snowboards handlet it very well.
Later that day we did enjoy a nice VERBIER cheese fondue specialités du valais!
Kinda surprising that his aircraft can pull-off maneuvers while carrying his massive balls
that pilot and his BFF, who told him to "BREAK RIGHT", plus any other pilot who assisted him, is a SUPREME BADASS!!!
The actual footage gives me chills. Great work, brother. Good highs, good lows.
So badass. The amount of calculations going off in his head within 6 minutes. Gift, talent, skill and a little bit of luck. Bravo.
You had me at, “72 F-16s.” 💕 😘
I am a indian navy sortie pilot I barely can handle 7 g's. And hearing about a guy who doges 6 radar locked missile just by maneuvering is so wholesome. What a mad lad
The contrast between the calm voiced summary and the tense footage at the end left a strong impression. One moment you're curiously sponging up history, the next you are confronted with the stark reality of war.
6:12
Ohh I saw this video on YT under a year ago and now I have the context of where it’s from. Thank you good sir along with an amazing job done by the pilot
The two F-16s that were shot down were within the same flight as Stroke 3. They were Stroke 1 and Stroke 4, caught by the SA-2(S-75 Dvina) underneath.
You can see the full HUD tape here, as Maj. Tullia narrates his entry, primary target, secondary, etc, on his ingress to his target: th-cam.com/video/2uh4yMAx2UA/w-d-xo.html
You can see the full HUD tape from another flight's point of view, callsign Crud 2, part of the same package as Stroke 3's flight:th-cam.com/video/WqnAHlOEja0/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic work, @The Operations Room!
Simply amazing. You deserve much more attention. Keep up the good work!
thank you for making these videos. it helps us to never forget what these heroes have done for us throughout history. keep up the great work.
they are not heroes , just invaders
The Lucky Devils lost two that day! That day sucked for all of us, and a complete miracle that ET got out without a scratch! Really miss that awesome squadron!
What a great aviator! His skill and professionalism in the face of the enemy is nothing short of magnificent. Any air force would be proud to have officers like him.
On the other hand, the Iraqi defenders must get some credit. Successfully defending a site against 70+ f-16s is no easy task either.
A great battle, no doubt! Thanks for the enjoyable animation and soothing narration.
This sounds like a very unlikely story. That F16 would be too heavy to maneuver like that. I mean the plane was carrying the massive weight of this man's immense balls.
Yes, but during those six minutes, they would be sucked high up inside for protection.
Not to mention the pucker valve closed tighter than ... well, anything!
But it's not lol There is literally video evidence of this entire 6 minute encounter on TH-cam th-cam.com/video/qUjX1RntqVw/w-d-xo.html
@@Whoisitthatknowsyourthinking WHOOOOOOOOOSH
@@GeneralLee2000 I was literally joking lol Whoooooosh
@@Whoisitthatknowsyourthinking good then, xD. Can't be too sure with the level of humor on the internet these days
I flew with Jeff Tice many times. Real hero to all. That is a picture of the tail his shot down plane. His story about captivity and the 117 stitching the hallway is meant for a movie. Enjoy retirement Tico....you deserve it.
This incident seems like the sort of thing that should be set to the Ultra Instinct theme in real life.
Very nice narrative, thank you for sharing that. At 6:29 , the white trail is likely one of the SAM having missed the aircraft. And there was clouds which prevent to see the start of the missiles, his wingman likely saw them midway. I cannot imagine having the mental fortitude and physical strength to endure 6 minutes like that.
Hairs up on the back of my neck listening to this, that was wonderful, simple graphics but very effective, many thanks, do keep it up : )
I absolutely love this channel. Amazing content, very detailed and educational.
I've seen that original F-16 video before, but completely without context. Thank you for the whole mission overview!