KingCracker Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 In what only can be described as a scene out of Tom Cruise?s ?Top Gun,? Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force chief of staff, describes how F-22 stealth jets scared off Iranian jets from a U.S. drone flying in international airspace. The Aviationist reports that in March a U.S. MQ-1 drone came close to being intercepted by an Iranian F-4 Phantom combat plane, but the Iranian aircraft stopped short after a warning by an American pilot. ?He [the Raptor pilot] flew under their aircraft [the F-4s] to check out their weapons load without them knowing that he was there, and then pulled up on their left wing and then called them and said ?you really ought to go home,?? Gen. Welsh said. According to The Aviationist, the Iranians came within 16 miles of the drone. Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/19/us-pilot-scares-iranians-top-gun-worthy-stunt-you-/#ixzz2fV19Ol4P Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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