conversation overheard 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 went like this...

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.'

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!'

Air Defense Radar: (no response .... total silence)

 

God bless our troops.

Reminds me of that story from the Memoirs of a SR-71 pilot.

 

In his book," Sled Driver," SR-71/ Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes:

 

I'll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as

Walt (my backseater) and I were screaming across Southern California

13 miles high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from

other aircraft as we entered Los Angeles airspace.

 

Though they didn't really control us, they did monitor our movement

cross their scope. I heard a Cessna ask for a readout of its

groundspeed. "90 knots," Center replied.

 

Moments later, a Twin Beech required the same. "120 knots," Center

answered.

 

We weren't the only ones proud of our groundspeed that day as almost

instantly an F-18 smugly transmitted, "Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests

groundspeed readout." There was a slight pause, then the response,

"525 knots on the ground, Dusty."

 

Another silent pause. As I was thinking to myself how ripe a situation

this was, I heard a familiar click of a radio transmission coming from

my backseater. It was at that precise moment I realized Walt and I had

become a real crew, for we were both thinking in unison.

 

"Center, Aspen 20, you got a groundspeed readout for us?"

 

There was a longer than normal pause.... "Aspen, I show 1,742 knots"

 

No further inquiries were heard on that frequency

Ahhhh those two were great. Thanks for sharing guys!