Thread: Overheard in Iraqi Airspace

A friend of mine just sent me this through email. I don't know if it's true or not - but I thought it was funny enough to share. Enjoy!





> In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility,
> all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air
> Defense Radar (military) a ten minute 'heads up' if they will be transiting
> Iranian airspace.
>
> This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them
> your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and
> destination.
>

> I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation 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 something 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) *

Awesome!

I love it! I get those email a lot from guys at work. While it probably is not true (the new P.C. military and all) it should be.

I doubt its real, but its real funny anyways hahahahaha!

On a side note, those are flown by the Navy, not the USMC (last I checked anyways).

Probably not true but funny anyways

Originally Posted by BrewCityUpstart

On a side note, those are flown by the Navy, not the USMC (last I checked anyways).

Actually, Marine pilots fly them, too.

Sorry bro, Marines have them too. Somebody had to show you boat fairies how to fly.

Talk about getting punked, thats pretty funny, but what if that happened the other way around...TERRORIST!


I hope this isnt real, the worst would be if this incident helps instigate a war.

Originally Posted by ZoomZoom71

Actually, Marine pilots fly them, too.

Ya, so I've heard. Weird!

Originally Posted by NuclearCujo

Sorry bro, Marines have them too. Somebody had to show you boat fairies how to fly.

No, jarheads show us how to die. The Navy rules.

Originally Posted by BrewCityUpstart

No, jarheads show us how to die. The Navy rules.

Well, they could always get the air force to just take them instead of puking all over the boats, eh? That would require a bit of technical thinking, and I don't think you could fit all of that information in them little tiny jarheads without breaking them.

No sir, you couldn't hahahahaha!

Originally Posted by pfhiggins72

the only thing the navy is good for is to give the corps a ride to the show.

the only thing the army is good for is showing the corp how to loose a piece of land

The Navy is also good for grammar.

Originally Posted by pfhiggins72

the only thing the army is good for is showing the corp how to loose a piece of land

Did the Navy teach you that?

Well in all honesty... The Navy can destroy an entire continent without ever having to set foot off a boat. The Marines only get sent in to look for loot beforehand.

The Airforce is great for the chicks, I'll give 'em that (and I did, too! ).

The Army on the other hand... well they're just too much into the whole sharing a foxhole thing. creepy.

Originally Posted by Desi Cuse

Did the Navy teach you that?

Psst- he's obviously claiming Marines...

Originally Posted by Thornes70

The Army on the other hand... well they're just too much into the whole sharing a foxhole thing. creepy.

Hey it does NOT count in prison, or in the field

Thornes you squid, the Navy has a saying: "If you don't sleep on your back, your bunkmate will"

Yeah, and from what I remember, the Army has a saying, too: "Army of one, unless you count the penis in my butt."