The REAL Story of Mongo's MiG Kill
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Nick "Mongo" Mongillo, career F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet pilot, talks about shooting down an Iraqi MiG-21 during the first day strike of Desert Storm, the first MiG kill since the Vietnam War.
Mongo describes the tactics, cockpit switchology, and weapons employment in great detail and gives the viewer an intimate look at carrier-based air combat against a wily enemy. He's never revealed this much information about this historic mission anywhere else (publicly) before.
This episode is must-watch for DCS Hornet drivers, aficionados, and military aviation history buffs.
(Mongo can be reached at Mongo@migkillkeynote.com. Visit his website at www.migkillkeynote.com.) - Zábava
I’m guessing the 7 thumbs down are from Iraqi Air Force pilots…
😂
What did they call an F-18 pilot who suddenly found himself surrounded by five Iraqi MiGs?
An Ace...
….those who were left…….
As a Navair employee at NAS Jacksonville, in August 2009,I was present when Captain Spiecher’s remains arrived at the base chapel.
I was leaving work when the word went out on what was going to occur.
I parked my car caddy corner to the chapel and joined the growing number of military and civilian employees that waited to pay thier respects.
By the time the Honor Gaurd and the hearse bearing Captain Spiecher arrived, there was probably a thousand people lining Birmingham avenue.
You could hear a pin drop as military in uniform, as well as people like me who had not worn the uniform in decades stood at attention as the hearse stopped in front of the chapel and Captain Speicher’s flag draped casket was carried inside.
His remains were in the chapel with an Honor Gaurd for 24 hours as hundreds of people paid their respects, some in the middle of the night. The next day he was laid to rest, but not before a procession that allowed the citizens of Jacksonville to say goodbye to a hometown hero that had finally come home.
I still drive by the chapel every day, and at times my mind goes back to that time when I was allowed to pay my respects to a man that I never met but always held in honor.
I was at Navy Region Southeast when CAPT Speicher’s remains were repatriated. We lined the streets of NAS Jax to pay our respects that day…
@@briancooper2112 yes
I have commented on this channel before, Mongo was my Division officer during Desert Storm. The night he is describing is etched into my brain. He and Mr. Fox had the first air to air kills of the engagement for the Navy, and having Spike not return is one of the hardest things I think I have endured. Mr. Mongillo, thank you for your service and thank you for this version of the story I had not heard.
I didn’t quite get whether he said the guy spike got killed or not as he was telling the story the way it was, when spike was shot down did he die?
@@teezwilliams22 Spike died. Details are unclear (like he said), but it appears that the MiG-25 he talked about did in fact shoot Spike down. It also unknown how Spike actually died but there are clues that point to him surviving being shot down and dying in the desert
MiG Kill and still put ordinance on target, what a badass!
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. In the Pacific war, the dive bombers had little defense against the Zeroes, other than their speed and altitude.
As far as WW2 dive bombers defending themselves and dogfighting. Look up Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa. I think the series Dogfights did an episode on him. It’s worth a look. Exceptional piloting skills.
The A-10 had more air to air kills during the Gulf than the Tomcat!
The F-18s system makes it to where as a multirole it can go from bombing, to air to air, to bombing again. It’s great aircraft and is the reason why there’s only 1 type of combat aircraft on a carrier.
...and that with a 90ies Hornet, before she had proven she could replace the A-6... great story.
Thank you Ward for getting "Mongo's" incredible battle account on record for the public.
I have a family member that was in one of those A-6's that returned with AAA damage. Thanks for this excellent debrief Ward!
Thank you Ward and Mongo. I like the way Mongo presented it. The excellent way he described everything that was going on was better than if watching a movie of it. Thank you Mongo for mentioning Capt Spiecher and what really happened to him.
Great video Ward. Thank Mongo for pointing out that there's nothing worse in combat then friendly fire or taking down a friendly. Although I didn't see combat during my career ( I was an instructor at USAALS during Desert shield and Desert Storm) I was always frustrated when civilians would say things like "just shoot them all and let God sort them out". Or "I would just unload everything I had, reload and keep shooting.." for one thing you run the risk of killing a friendly which is a non-starter, and secondly ammunition is not like in a video game where you have an unlimited supply or you click the select button and reload. Ammo is a finite resource, especially on aircraft which have to return to base, land, and power down (or at least safe the aircraft if you're at a FAARP) in order to take on more ammunition.
Anyway great job again Ward and mongo. Thanks for all you do to entertain but mostly to educate the world about what our military does.
There's nothing like a live interview that is told just like two buddies are talking (which they are).
There are three types of stories I absolutely love hearing being told and receive my full undivided attention. Stories from someone in Special Forces, stories from combat aviators, and stories from someone who has flown in a Space Shuttle. One thing they all have in common is that they've put themselves in a dangerous situation and the only help available is usually over 100 miles away if things go wrong. Love these guys! Bless you Ward and Mongo for what you've done and those like you!
Oh, and maybe the people who landed on the Moon, and the same number of people who flew by the Moon. So far....
The real mind-blower of this story is the fact that he nailed a 45° delivery right after smoke checking a MiG-21. Compartmentalization to the max.
Thank you for mentioning "Spike." I served my last OIF deployment at COB Speicher.
So Spike didn't make it after all? I was hoping for a surprise ending.
Sadly no. There was a lot of speculation that he may have been held captive and his status changed several times over the years because they never found his body. I was a young dumb MP and wasn’t even involved in the push into Iraq but knew that they had operations out looking for him and a couple other people that were still missing/unaccounted for. Sadly no, he perished that night.
I was right up the road at Camp Summerall in 04-05. Went to Spiker weekly for parts and Pizza Hut.
Yeah, I remember hearing about it. For the longest time they just kept saying maybe this, maybe that, found his flight uniform but thought it was faked, then finally the tribe that buried him showed back up and escorted them to his grave.
Sad ordeal.
So did the mig get spike?
Such an amazing mission and a real privilege to hear it straight from one of the shooters. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video guys. I can't imagine the mental Olympics of a nugget hearing the Hawkeye call bandits and his flight lead call bogeys and making the decision to fire as the target was closing out the minimum range of the Sparrows. The fact that two guys in the division made the call almost simultaneously is a real testament to the drive and focus of naval aviators. I understand the flight leads caution and perhaps confusion amidst the mob of aircraft and radio chatter, but to have his wingmen hold tight to the Hawkeyes call, know they were clear under ROE, and make simultaneous successful shots in defense of the flight is just flat out SH!
i absolutely love the "extremely technical" fighter talk. more of these please! And thank you Mr. Carroll for putting this excellent content out.
Spectacular story! The amount of processing that's going on in the cockpit is almost inhuman, and I'm not talking about the onboard computers. Our air crews are amazing.
The Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola is currently restoring BOTH F/A-18C's that got MIG-21 "Kills" on that day.
"Get the Pictures, Protect the Fleet, and KILL MIGS"...
This is really good staff.. I remember when I was 11, watching on tv the news about aerial combat over Iraq.. I was wondering to become a fighter attack Pilot.. as a kid, that was my dream.. years late, I read osprey books about this episode, but that was it.. only a book and my imagination. Now, at 41, airline captain, watching your Chanel, I feel back on those days dreaming like a kid.. watch and hear this warrior of the time, it make the day to me.. thanks Wardrs for your job on this Chanel... I am Spaniard, but does mean anything today.. we are all one.
"We are all one." Love that, Skoshi Tiger. Thanks.
This great fighter pilot relived this incident for us. He truly relived it. You could see it in his eyes. You could feel it in his words. Just as sharp today as he was back when it happened. A riveting story. I hope he was able to do speaking engagements for new fighter pilots in ALL branches of service so they could see what makes "The Right Stuff."
Thank you Ward Carroll for bringing content like this to CZcams.
Where have you been hiding Mongo?!?!? We need to see more of him!!!
CDR Ward, absolutely amazing to learn the story of Mongo's kill from his own words, and wanted to let you guys know that this kill/mission is present in DCS F/A-18C module, they pay Homage to Mongo by replicating the events of the mission and kill, with a brief historical description of the event and context.
The op wasn’t accurately replicated, but yes it is in the sim.
I spent almost all of 2005 assigned to Forward Operating Base Speicher, located not far from where his aircraft was shot down. Great story, keep them coming!
I had the privilege of having Mongo as my skipper at VFA-22 early in my career. Still have yet to have one better. Once of my best memories with him was how we both wound up in the urgent care clinic after our command football game. Him for a shoulder, me for an ankle, and our wives just making fun of us, and joking the whole time. Great guy and glad I got to hear this story from him in person. Tell him hello from this Former Fighting Redcock.
Thank you for kind comments. We had fun together. My shoulder still bothers me to this day from that football injury. The best part is, I was 44 at the time, and told the wife I was done playing sports due to numerous injuries. She thought I was only coaching the intramural team. Thus, she found me on the living room couch, with ice pack hidden beneath a blanket, and me asking for motrin, and couldn't understand how I became injured.....until I told her I had been playing the whole season. Then, she took me to the hospital for xrays. The kicker was, my movers were coming the next day and I couldn't help her with any packing items.....
Every time I watch your video, I always wanna roll “Top Gun” - not the most accurate aircraft carrier film - but still a great film
I know dogfights on the Operation Desert Storm were terrifying and tragic, especially when we talk about losses and those who got killed in action. Scott Speicher’s date was a terrible tragedy.
Ward, quite aside from the technical excellence of your presentations, I am hugely impressed by the clarity of your own, and in this case, Mongo's speaking style. Nearly 30 years after the events described here, your guest rattles off a detailed, chronologically ordered and eminently coherent account of his mission, without umm-ing and ahh-ing, backtracking or the slightest sign of uncertainty. One can only admire the quality of the Naval Aviator mind! Keep 'em coming,
Best,
Marc.
My palms are sweaty as he talks about closing head to head and the lead still calling them Bogeys!
Retaining SA in that environment is absolutely incredible! Amazing story. A true warrior 🤙❤️
That was a great discussion. I didn't know we had lost as many aircraft as Mongo was describing here. I don't recall these losses being reported by news.
Thank you!
What an incredible story.
Now I know 2 Mongos. Last month CAPT Scott “Mongo” Janik completed his tour as Commodore, Air Training Wing 6 at Pensacola.
Prowlers and Growlers pilot
Amazing! I've got a die-cast 1:72 model of Mongo's Mig killing bird sitting on the shelf!
Incredible story. I was on the ground during Desert Sheild/Storm. I remember when the air war kicked off and this brought me right back…
Mongo is awesome, he’s great when he’s on FPP.
He looks like the CAG from Top Gun. Lol
For that remark, he'll have you flying a cargo plane full of rubber dogshit out of Hong Kong, lol
And YOU asshole! You're lucky to be hear!
thank you Sir!
@@cbbees1468 For five weeks you are going to fly against the best fighter pilots in the world. You guys were number two, Cougar was number one. Cougar lost it, turned in his wings. YOU GUYS are number one.
But you remember ONE thing: you screw up *just* this much ...
You got a real attitude problem VTwin Builder! Your a SLACKER!!!!!
You remind me of your father when he was here, he was a slacker too..
Oh wait.....Wrong movie.
Wow, first combat mission and he gets an air to air kill and good hits air to ground. That is a testament to the quality of training. Well done, sir.
That is so awesome hearing about the stories from the people that were actually there. Thank you for presenting them to us.
So many years ago & he's recalling it like it was earlier today. BIG RESPECT!
I'm going to guess it's the sort of thing a fighter pilot does that sticks with you.
Intense, but still eloquent and informative for a wider audience. BZ, Mongo.
That was intense, edge of the seat throughout the clip!
Thank you for sharing this story Mongo and Ward!
Not many times in your life you get to hear a story like that from the man who was there. Thanks Ward. Thanks Mongo
Amazing interview Mooch! I gotta say, if Mongo is ever represented in a movie, Michael Rooker has gotta play him! The resemblance is crazy!
Thank you for the detailed description, and thank you for your service.
I never get tired of hearing his courageous story from his own words. A great humble man taking care of his comrades.
Truly inspiring.
I don't think folks really understand what Mongo did...which was assess flight leads call for visual, process it then...as a NUGGET override his lead, firing the missile. I believe this along with Mark Fox's action saved the mission, aircraft and a valuable lesson in fighting.
This.
No repercussions, despite being correct?
@@jamescollier3 It would be an interesting commentary by Mooch after RTB. Put in context, Spike was shot down earlier and the first time we're at war since Vietnam. It speaks volumes to ignore everything but pertinent data then act upon instead of discussing, then accepting responsibility for the decision. For two Naval Aviators to come within moments of the same decisions speaks well of their capabilities.
So Mongo is not just pawn in game of life? 😀
Woah!! ...my heart was poundin during that incredible debrief that we just got. Thanks Ward for doin this one. 🙏
Outstanding video! Thanks for sharing such a compelling and legendary story.
Excellent recounting of his mission. For Hornet sim-pilots and enthusiasts, this is red meat! Sierra Hotel Mongo!
Maybe you can answer my question as a sim pilot since I'm sure you're more experienced than I am. In a situation like this (not seeing a target on radar until they're basically within 5-10 miles), would it be best to lock the target up using the TDC with your Sparrow or by using a visual scan mode like wide acquisition or boresight? I would guess WACQ
@@scope81 for an actual BVR shot, knowing the target is hostile I would use the TDC and then switch to STT mode for my Fox-1 shot. If the target is closer, or at very high closure, I would boresight it. Boresight Sparrow shots are tricky and rarely get a kill since the missile will often barely have enough time to generate lead.
AWESOME!!!! Wow, I had goosebumps the whole time!!!! What an incredible story and so well told. I'm by no means educated in aviation at all and because he told it so well I was able to track along with it perfectly. Thanks so much Ward. 🤘
What an amazing video. Thank you both so much.
I've read about this incident in books, but what a treat to get the real story straight from the horses mouth, complete with all kinds of new details, streamed into my living room. Simply fantastic. Thank's, great job!
Awesome awesome interview Ward. These stories are amazing and they need to be told so we may know the bravery and ability of our men! Thanks Ward👏
What a great timing Ward!!! A few days ago I listened to a podcast from a wild weasel pilot flying the F16CJ and he was not a fan of the HARM even called it a “waste of a hardpoint”. Admittedly he said the USAF has the advantage of having a “broader” weapons arsenal at their disposal due to not having to deal with the space restriction that the Navy has to on their carriers. Obviously they play a different role but it’s very interesting to hear both the Navy and USAF talking about the same weapon… What a legend! Thx for this 🙏
@4one14 you are absolutely spot on! 😉
The HARM is a pretty large piece of ordnance. My buddies who flew F-16 didn't like them, said they were large enough to mess up the wing loading, so you had to fire them off in pairs.
I always though we should have kept the F-111 for the SEAD role, given the ridiculous amount of munitions it could have held.
@4one14 I believe Hampton spoke about it in one of his books. Iirc he said they preferred to carry AGM-65's whenever possible.
I was a VAW-125 Tigertails E-2C AT3 avionics flight deck troubleshooter, during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. We were in the Red Sea aboard the USS Saratoga. I’ll never forget my experience of seeing the garrison flag and watching my plane’s CRT screens and listening to the BBC. It was a miracle that all of the coalition aircraft orbiting the tankers awaiting their turn to head into Iraq didn’t have any near-misses or collisions.
It was completely “normal” and altogether unique. We had been operating at the same tempo and posture. The only visual cue was the color of the bombs changing. It was incredible that so many aviators made it back to the ship, on that first night. We expected many losses and were so grateful that the missions and pilots beat those long odds. I remember the names of the pilots lost or captured stenciled on the aircraft and mourn the losses.🇺🇸
VAW-125 Tiger Tail, LT John Joyce, is the controller that alerted us to the MiGs. We were in A/G mode and unaware of the approaching bad guys. Without John, the kills wouldn't have occured. I ran into John 25yrs later at a DC meeting and thanked him again, for his great work back in the Gulf War on Day 1.
Wow, what an awesome story, Ward. Thanks for making it available to us.
Amazing episode, I could almost see the chaos in my head, great storytelling.
Thank you for letting us hear the living history. This was going on when I was a kid, in 91 I was 7.. So really just starting to be aware of whats going on in the world and remembering it.....Thank you for your service to keep us safe.
The intensity in that story was awesome!! Good job!!
Incredible episode, thank you gentlemen!
Just some days ago I was thinking about that it would be very interesting an episode about Cdr. Speicher (a sad loss, much respect for him) and Lt. Mongillo flights and… here it is! Thank You Ward, as always simple to follow but very immersive and details reach, really a must for a military aviation geek and a valuable source for briefings at “school” about maintaining SA and honing decisions skills up in the air…
Mooch You’re the best!
Incredible account by Mongo sir, thank you for the awesome interview!
Thanks for all these very interesting and also educational videos you have posted. I spent about 30 years in the army and have seen several of the places you talk about from the ground but aside from some very limited FAC training I know little to nothing about what a 'typical' day for you guys would look like. If you ever get a chance to do a video on what your average day, say peacetime vs. combat, would be like I would really appreciate it. A talk through from when the day starts until it ends would be fantastic, how many hours you typically fly, how many hours you can maximum fly, how the day is spent between flying, and as already mentioned the differences between peacetime operations and combat, as I presume there must be quite some difference between the two. Thanks again 👍
Remarkable action, remarkable story well told! Mongo, I'm glad you made it through all right. Thank you for your service Mongo, you too Ward. These "oral histories" are keepers and very important. Well done! Best, Ken
Much Respect. Thanks for sharing this awesome experience.
Loved it Ward! Go find some more of your buddies and let them tell their stories for the younger generations.
Thank you for your service, and for sharing these amazing stories!
Absolutely awesome. Thanks for sharing
I was there on the Saratoga with you. VAQ-132, the Scorpions. When you mentioned the EA-6Bs' HARM and jamming it made me feel good as a member of the avionics shop.
The loss of Mr. Spicer was a blow to all but I am so thankful there was not many more.
Don't forget the Haifa ferry accident.
_Semper Fortis_
I rode the Haifa ferry boat in from Saratoga, as part of shore patrol, right before it sank. The seas outside the breakwater were horrible. They had to toss me and other shore patrol onto the ferry boat where others caught us. I was so nervous that the ferry might capsize, I sat topside/outside and froze, less be trapped inside the cabin if we sank. Once inside the breakwater, the seas calmed. Once we docked, I tried to convince the folks running the boats to consider halting operations due to rough seas. They looked at the calm seas inside the breakwater and ignored me. The boat loaded up with individuals and sailed to Saratoga...and sank 200yrds from the fantail. 21 died. I found myself, as a young LT, as one of the senior officers ashore during the event and subsequent rescue operations. I accompanied the Israel divers on their salvage boat the next day when they dove the wreck to retrieve the casulties. Very sad day.
@@nicholasmongillo7614 I was in Sigonella coming back from a det when we heard about the accident. My wife informed me when I called and she screamed at me asking if I was alright. We knew nothing of it.
We flew in and vanned down to Haifa and I spent the night in an apartment with 3 single Israeli girls. They swore I was the perfect gentleman.
We lost a member of our squadron who was like our family.
I was one of those green guys on the ground. Camp Taji North Bagdad OIF 06-08, then again OEF 08-09. Thank you for covering our troops. Never got to see a you guys over head but could hear you. But I did myself call in a few Apache strikes. A few got recorded and can see them on CZcams. The 4 door white car happend so close I could feel the prop from the Apache as it went TRULY upside down and into a steep dive and hit a car full of guys. I felt like I could feel the prop sucking me off the ground as the sound changed completely as the Apache went inverted. I was less than a football field away. Man what a site. I was also thrown 30 feet from the largest VBIED dump truck on September 02 2007. It was also recorded and actually got used in the movie Iron Man 3. And I'm the very guy that caught our interpreter was a traitor. After our first interpreter code name "Mario" had his head chopped and sent to our gate in a cardboard box. Unfortunately that also makes me the very person responsible for the Army getting rid of our Xray truck that never found anything. Yet I caught 17 cell phones in one day... I could go on and on. I have a million stories. But I just wanted to tell you guys thank you. If it wasn't for the jet fighters and Apaches, the fire fights I was in would have gotten way worse. So big shout out to Jesus. If it wasn't for God then the RPG that burned my face may have actually hit me directly.
This is truly an astonishing story! Awesome video! Keep them coming, Ward!
Great episode. Thanks Ward and Mongo.
Glad you guys are on our side
Cool shit, love the tech speak as its new to me, comprehensive scene setting was excellent for understanding of all that was going on. Phenomenal video. Thanks.
Awesome story. Glad you made it home and thank you.
Thanks for the fantastic video. Mongo's story was interesting. I'm surprised at how quickly these engagements happen. I remember that the sorties were all day and all night.
Great episode Ward, Mongo is a great story teller....tons of details crammed in that dome! Much respect gentlemen!
Visual identification; “Did that look like MiG wreckage to you?”
Awesome interview.
Awesome stuff! Thank you, very much!
What a fascinating account! I loved that he recounted the events uninterrupted.
That was awesome, Ward! Thanks for sharing. -Kor
That story with the mig25 sounds very frustrating.
Thank you for everything you do ward, I always think of you when I see an f14 while playing strike fighters 2. These videos are amazing for someone who messed up any chance of flying a plane for real.
Why and how did you mess any chance up to fly a real jet????.
Sounds kinda to hard upon yourself.
hey bro, just so you know, you can get your private pilot's license pretty easily if you just wanna fly, and your Commercial Pilot's License if you wanna do anything serious, pilots are in high demand, same game as truckers. Even as an old man you can do your pilot's license, it really doesn't take much, they'll ask you to take-off, turn left 30 degrees, turn right 60 degrees, do a spin and recover maybe, land, and that's it, you got your license.
Thank you for the kind comments guys.
I live in a country with a very small air force, I spent my teen years partying, got into drug addiction, and got into some legal trouble. Now at age 30 I will be 6 years clean from heroin in a few weeks but any chance of me being a pilot in the military is long dead!
If I ever end up winning the lottery or something maybe I can buy a privately owned fighter jet that has been retired but the odds are not high!
I would like to fly but I already lack the energy and money for my more immediate passions due to health issues so im not sure if that is likely.
@@discountfeces Well, if you only want to fly military jets, that's understandable, I'm kind of the same way.
You can do the next best thing which is what I do, and that is to fly in the simulator "DCS world", it's a Combat Flight Simulator with "full fidelity" aircraft from the cold war, such as
The F-14A which I specialize in,
The F-16C
The F/A-18C
AV-8B
A-10C
the Mig-21, the other aircraft I specialize in, you said small country, so maybe your air force has the Mig-21? It's a very underestimated aircraft that certainly took the Americans by surprise more than once in the Gulf War. Once it goes above Mach 1.4, there's nothing stopping the little mig, few people in the DCS community know this because they underestimate it.
DCS also has near-fully simulated aircraft carriers, and there's a third-party "dynamic campaign" called "DCS Liberation" where you can set your aircraft carrier (and you) to invade whatever country you wish!
I'm only available on weekends due to my job but hey, maybe one day we can fly together in our F-14As and invade 1980's Syria or something!
@@discountfecesrecover from your health issues, nurture your passion, don't let it ever die and keep going.
You're fortunately too young and while life hasn't been fair with you so far it still offers opportunities you may hardly believe now
Grow, experience, fall, get back up and look at life always in amazement as being alive and in power of your fate is one of the greatest feelings someone may have.
I'm sure life will positively amaze you in no time and you'll get to see opportunities where there used to be traps.
Thanks for sharing your feelings here.
Honest people out there is always a gift.
Keep it up, mate!.
Outstanding. Very informative.
Incredible! Thanks for sharing!
I really enjoyed the first hand account. Thanks for sharing this.
Awesome! Well done Sailor!
Thanks for sharing your experience... Those few seconds until you got target identification must felt like thousand years... Id probably have heartattack in that situation.... Bow down to you guys... You are absolute heroes
Great interview
Great story well told, please pass along a thank you to Nick for sharing.
This is absolutely fantastic high energy narration of that combat. Almost made me feel I was in the fight. Literally gave me goosebumps how quickly decisions were taken and how adaptable fighter pilots need to be. Loved it.
Outstanding! Mongo's description puts you right inside the cockpit! Amazing stuff!
Wow. Thanks for sharing this personal story and thank you.
Totally captivating, I closed my eyes and was almost there! Thankyou so much for providing great accounts of Naval air combat.
Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing
Wow. Incredible story. Keep up the great work, Mooch!
Thank you so much for telling the story. More of these. That's awesome!
Great tale, and well told, thanks for sharing!
Best Wishes Commander, another wonderful Video.....Cheers, PB
Great story. Thank you for your service.
Wow!! This is a great story. Thanks!
Excellent….a detailed and very personal first hand account of air combat in the Iraq War of 90-91 . Thank you for sharing that !
*Great* video!!
Great episode! I love hearing these firsthand stories. I was fortunate to get to watch some of the classified briefings from the Gulf War back in 1991 when I was in Military Intelligence AIT in the Army. We had just gotten our Top Secret SCI clearances & we got to watch them in the SCIF. In hindsight, they weren’t much more “special” than what we had seen on CNN, but it was cool to get the classified perspective.
Great story! Thank you for sharing!