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March 30, 2009
How to react to hostiles
Overheard on a frequency reserved for emergencies on a Europe-Dubai flight. Too good not to post despite sounding rather apocryphal.
Iranian Air Defense: Unknown Aircraft, you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.
Aircraft: This is a Unites States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.
Air Defense: You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft.
Aircraft: This is a US Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send ’em up. I’ll wait.
overheard on a Europe-Dubai flight Air Defense: … (Total silence follows.)
Aircraft: This is a Unites States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.
Air Defense: You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft.
Aircraft: This is a US Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send ’em up. I’ll wait.
overheard on a Europe-Dubai flight Air Defense: … (Total silence follows.)
Posted by Ghost of a flea at March 30, 2009 06:43 AM
Comments
An updated variant of the old "US aircraft carrier versus lighthouse" joke. But still amusing.
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at March 30, 2009 12:08 PM
Follow the linked site under "apocryphal"... :-)
Posted by: Ghost of a flea at March 30, 2009 04:05 PM
