I'm retired, so the only thing I'm doing these days is trying to find the bottom of a lowball glass of scotch.
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USN Splash one SU-22 (merged threads)
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I'm retired, so the only thing I'm doing these days is trying to find the bottom of a lowball glass of scotch.
Anyone see the second vid of the action? I think it was better view of everything.
Oh, and this:
That's a cool view of what happened just prior to the splash but I think the impact looks cooler in color.
And yes, very appropriate ATO.
Found the HUD footage, tied it in with some UAV shots...
Enjoy...
Enjoy...
"A Syrian regime SU-22 dropped bombs near SDF fighters south of Tabqah and, in accordance with rules of engagement and in collective self-defense of Coalition partnered forces, was immediately shot down by a U.S. F/A-18E Super Hornet," the command said in a release."
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/06/18/us-navy-fa18e-shoots-down-su22-over-syria.html
Someone finally won the lottery and didn't fuck it up. Congrats Bro!
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/06/18/us-navy-fa18e-shoots-down-su22-over-syria.html
Someone finally won the lottery and didn't fuck it up. Congrats Bro!
With the name of the Syrian pilot, no less.
And this is where I edit my post . . . for some reason, I thought the DFC was above the Silver Star and below the Navy Cross. I was very confused until I Googled.
In the past they have also given DFC for shootdowns of non-fighter type aircraft sometimes.
I can recall an instance in the Vietnam war were some F-4 shot down some AN-2 Colts in a relatively benign night overwater intercept and got DFCs instead of Silver Stars.
It isn't written down, it's just kind of the way it has gone.
I can recall an instance in the Vietnam war were some F-4 shot down some AN-2 Colts in a relatively benign night overwater intercept and got DFCs instead of Silver Stars.
It isn't written down, it's just kind of the way it has gone.
Seriously? From the ground perspective I had to shoot at a lot more than some scabby Syrian just to get considered for Bronze!A Silver Star is pretty much standard in Naval Aviation for a 'kill'. The VF-32 Gypsy's got DFCs in '89, as some thought they shouldn't have waxed the MIG-23s, or so the story goes... plus it wasn't a very pretty engagement.
