Giraffe Missions: the story of how Iraqi Mirage F1 fighters were able to shoot down four Iranian F-14 Tomcats - Upgoat

Giraffe Missions: the story of how Iraqi Mirage F1 fighters were able to shoot down four Iranian F-14 Tomcats
submitted by Spaceman84 to Military 11 monthsJun 1, 2024 17:33:13 ago (+6/-0) (theaviationgeekclub.com)
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/giraffe-missions-the-story-of-how-iraqi-mirage-f1-fighters-were-able-to-shoot-down-four-iranian-f-14-tomcats/

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 2 points 11 monthsJun 1, 2024 19:03:03 ago (+2/-0)

Someone did a flight simulation of the battle.

Mirage F1s Shoot Down F-14 Tomcats (Iran-Iraq War)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khjlgV7xdxg

[ - ] xmasskull 1 point 11 monthsJun 1, 2024 17:35:54 ago (+1/-0)

I miss the "delta"winged Mirage.

[ - ] Spaceman84 [op] 2 points 11 monthsJun 1, 2024 19:14:43 ago (+2/-0)

Me too. I logged many hours in the Mirage 2000 in a flight sim.