"i will post a link if you wana watch it without the gibber gabber" sir, we are here for the gibber gabber

When your DCS mission suddenly turns into Ace Combat.

When he screamed "OH SHIT" you could feel him fighting for his life.

I can’t begin to imagine how much adrenaline was going through his system and how high his heart rate was through all that. What a boss.

Can you imagine how frustrating this must have been for Samir down on the ground? Literally every missile he fired missed. I bet he was screaming, "hacker!" at his monitor.

This was a feat 99% of players couldn’t accomplish in DCS, much less IRL. What amazing piloting.

Well, I find the thought of a telegraph pole coming at me at over a thousand miles an hour simply terrifying.

If you think Stroke 3 had a bad day, imagine missing 6 SAMs.

"Tower, i'm too heavy for landing, need to get rid of the excess 10 tons of balls i'm carrying"

Thankfully the pilot of stroke 4 survived the war as a POW and came home.

I would love to see a 3d recreation of this, I wonder how much location data we have on this

Probably one of the most intense moments a pilot in a fighter plane. Avoiding 6 SAMs and live to tell the tale. Now, that's an ace right there.

11:30 First enemy missile 15:02 Stroke 4 (wingman) gets shot 15:29 release fuel tanks 15:31 missile trail 15:54 missile trail 15:58 missile trail 16:10 missile trail 16:24 "Oh sh*t!" Missile close call 16:50 "Six Gs and a half" 17:48 another missile

definitely need to track him down, would be one hell of an interview

Let's set a morning alarm that sound something like "MISSILE MISSILE MISSILE"

Former USAF crew chief and Desert Shield/Storm veteran here. Just to clarify, we -did- have LGBs back then. I was in the 421st AMU of the 421st TFS (flying block-40 C/Ds) which was part of the 388 TFW and we flew out of UAE for the duration. Love your channel and love what you do, keep up the great work!

Wow! That was intense! He essentially escaped death six times. Kudos to that fighter pilot!

Man, this is not easy even in DCS without G forces. Most intense video I ever seen. Also "Stroke 4, status!" almost made me cry.

Born in 1980, with a military airbase next to my city. I grew up watching f-16's take of and land. They are so friggin beautiful

I'm sitting here watching this in my comfortable chair, drinking a coke..and my butt was clenched tighter than a snare drum watching that.

He was doing a great job managing his energy without going to burner. Had to try to keep it above 300 IAS while maneuvering to bleed the missiles and try to keep it above the flak coverage. Deserved every bit of that DFC.

@Mover: The chaff/flare dispenser had a malfunction. He didn't know it until he started jabbing the CMS switch. Apparently he was jabbing it the entire time he was defending but nothing was released.

Hey, I actually met one of the pilots on this flight. I used to work with his son and met him at a birthday party. It was Stroke 4 I think, as he went down over Baghdad itself. Ejected successfully, survived the war as a POW.

Man, I would really love to see the outside the cockpit, like what the plane is doing in the air. Incredible!

I'm exhausted just watching him fly. I bet he was sore for a week.

I watched that footage many times, was so glad to see you explaining it.

Thanks for posting...I was part of CSAR force to recover Stroke 65...unfortunately he was captured by when we got there...sorry Tico, but we tried!

I remember watching Desert Storm on the news every night. The amount of firepower coming out of Baghdad at night was absolutely insane. That green & black screen became a common sight. So did the accurate missile strikes on targets. That was crazy to watch as a 10 yr old kid.

If that cat had 9 lives, he just used 6 of them up.

This guy obviously had the Chappy pre-flight recording and Queen playing in his headphones. Wait, so that movie isn’t real?

C.W. LEmoine: "missiles dont chase" Python Missile : "thug life"

Thank you for this. I remember watching this video years ago, and you never forget hearing the fear in his voice. Great breakdown of events!

I've been waiting on this one....probably the best video out there for fighter pilots to break down

I appreciate your break down videos. Even as a young kid I was a military nut and aviation was my favorite part about the military. I never became a pilot(although I did go Marine Corps Infantry) so to learn the terminology and understand whats actually happening is awesome. It helps put some perspective into what is going on. Much appreciated and look forward to more videos like this!

Complete admiration at the skill of this pilot and the backup from his wingman, this is when your training pays of.

Imagine the adrenaline overload after hearing the first missile launch warning

Grim Reaper: I will claim you today son! Tullia: Come at me!

This is why practicing is soooo important. Imagine how many touch and goes he had to do to be this level of proficiency...it reflects great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force

That is really intense Mover, he was really blessed that day. Thank you for sharing and Happy Holidays.

I can't think of anything more intense than that video. Glad you're covering it.

Don’t know if its his mic or my tv but he sounds like he’s sitting in my living room talking to me. Great video btw, he has a great ability to describe what we’re seeing.

The 6 SAMs locked onto Stroke 3 because his huge balls made of steel have a large RCS and light up on the radar like a christmas tree I can barely hold my own at 1g and this guy is pulling 6gs. Balls. Of. Steel

That was pretty intense. Mover you’re making me feel old, the mission date is the same day month and year I joined the Army (Australian Army 19/1/91)

I can just imagine his superior yelling at him for half an hour for not using countermeasures.

I watched this several years ago and the part that sticks with me, which I didn't hear in your play by play, was him saying _Stroke 3 defending...again_ . He seemed to be so "essay" that he could make such a remark while flying for his life. Outstanding flying!

I know it’s would be hard to do but I would love to see a animated version of the whole situation just to see how he evaded the missiles and how close they were to him.

Great work as always, Mover, Intensity at its finest. I was stationed at 613AMU, Torrejon AB Spain during this time. The 614th deployed to Doha around 25 Aug 1990. Unfortunately my unit was tasked to stay 'not deploy as to support for the 2 deployed units (612 Amu deployed to incirik AB Turkey). This combat encounter happened during the first daylight raid into Bagdad during the Desert Storm. They lost 2 F-16s in same mission, resulting in 2 POW's, Capt Robert's, and Major Tice... Our sister unit 612th AMU also lost 1 F-16 during combat flying out of Turkey. After releasing bomb it detonated fragging out his own jet. As aircraft were lost we continue to send replacement jets. Lots of. Great stories came of desert storm...... Wash 401st FW/ 613 AMU / Crew Chief

Holy cow, I am not an airman at all but this is soooooo stressful. This pilot is amazing, and I have so much respect for anyone that has the balls to do this.

Good God Mover...you're the gift that keeps on giving. Had one of the guys from the 614th TFS join my old guard wing years ago following the war (yeah, the first gulf war...I'm old)...he brought this vid and briefed us on it as we were converting from RF-4s to KC-135s and still had a building full of Phantom drivers...even us intel guys were on the edge of our seats in disbelief. I can still remember him saying "He was out of altitude, out of airspeed and almost out of options." One of the countless memeable debriefs I was blessed to sit in on.

I remember seeing this video years ago; even then watching it was hair-raising. After learning Maj Tullia dodged all those SAMs without chaff/flares AND in MIL power? Holy shit.

Thanks for the pilot viewpoint / explanation. 30 years on this pilot's steely determination is still mightily impressive.

Yes! I am glad you covered this one.

I really enjoyed this. I've seen the video but had no clue what was going on. Thank you!

as a huge fan of the F16 (it being my favorite jet since I was a kid) I love hearing your insights into the aircraft and learning things I otherwise would never know.

So fascinating to listen to your breakdown and explanation. Cheers to Major Tullia and his amazing pilot skills!

I remember watching this years ago. INTENSE. Thanks for the analysis man!

Just watching this made my heart rate go up, that was truly amazing.

I asked Maj Tullia to speak at our commissioning ceremony back in 2019; awesome dude!

Thank you. I requested this a while back. I appreciate you getting to it.

Nothing but respect for all you guys flying and fighting for our side! This shows you how badass these guys are.

This is really cool to watch and listen to. Coincidentally, the Fighter Pilot Podcast just interviewed the F15 pilot credited with three kills, two of which were during Desert Storm during the same few days as this took place. Really cool to hear two different stories I’m from the same area during the same few days. He’d be a cool guy to hear you interview as well.

Two things 1. This guy should get 6 free beers every week. 2. If it was me my bunghole would still be holding onto that seat... Today!😳

I watched the video before I found your explanation and as intense at it is, it was definitely easier to understand with your tutorial. Thanks.

Absolute legend. Perfect example of the connection man can have with a machine.

Absolutely terrific breakdown of what happened here by someone that understands the details. I found this video VERY compelling. I most appreciated the analysis you've provided as it helps people like me understand the situations better. Well done!

Glad an explanation is happening here. Had no clue what the hell I was looking at

An absolutely incredible video. Love hearing your explanations of what we are seeing on the HUD. Crazy to think how many Gs he is pulling, for a while there at the end he was pulling 3.5-4.5 for 30 seconds or so, that is just crazy. (Hopefully I was understanding what you were explaining) but absolutely bad ass.

That pilots composure throughout was absolutely incredible!!!!

It’s very interesting to me that they were using MK-84s. In November of 92, I was in weapons maintenance training. By November of 94, they were using GBU-10s (also 2000 lbs) and 12s (500lbs). Technology moves fast! Great video!

At the same time that this is amazing to watch and see how this guys handled such panicking scenario, it's horrible as well. I could feel tense myself while watching that...

Mover, that is a great video that words cannot define. It meant a lot to me as my father flew an RF-4C Phantom in Vietnam. He once dodged 23 SAMs over his target. Yes, he came home after flying over 100 missions.

I really enjoy these breakdowns. It helps us who do not fly understand what is going on.

" ohhhhh shit!" I just imagine him starting that middle down thinking this is the one that gets him.

I've known about the exertion of countering the G-Forces to remain conscious, etc. but watching this really brings it home. Makes me think that DCS and other air combat sims should have a stamina bar for the pilot. :)

That was intense. I'm glad you narrated, made sense of it all. One of the FEW times I didn't mind the "jibber jabber". Kudo's to the crew who maintains this jet, performed flawlessly.

What do you mean “watch it without you talking?” The only reason I watch is to hear you talk me through this kind of stuff!!! This was super heavy and I appreciate you breaking it down for those who may otherwise not know what was going on in that cockpit! Amazing!

Another fun little fact: The newest air-to-air active radar BVRAAM from MBDA, the Meteor. This missile really does light it's engine for a very long time and chase you down. Even if you break lock, it has so much ΔV that it will return to the place it first found you and Charlie around looking for you. If it finds you, it begins the case all over again, until it finally runs out of fuel! Scary stuff, scary missile.

Incredible footage. Quite a bad scenario to be in when your flares fail 😂

Great commentary! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us.

I been waiting on this. Glad you did a commentary of this amazing footage. When his breathing rate went up and that SA-6 launched I thought for sure he was going to be shot down. Physical fitness paid off for him right then. He pretty much ran a 10K at a 5 minute mile pace. Thats exactly what he sounded like towards the end. First time I saw this video I did think he was going to be shot out of the sky. That video has been one of the most impressive i've ever seen. I just wished there was more HUD footage from Vietnam. Be nice to see some HUD tapes from Wild Weasels from the 60s. Imagine the hell those guys flew threw taking out enemy air defenses.

"Fuuuuck, there's another one. "

Even looking at the altimeter on the right tells me just how unbelievably difficult this must've been to do.

That was crazy intense!! Thank you sir for sharing this brave pilots amazing skill!

When 'In game' is no game.. Great break down by Mr. Lemoine!

This was on The Operations Room channel the other day, worth a look as it covers a few other events from other conflicts and operations

Obviously the strike package didn't include Navy EA-6B jamming aircraft, otherwise the outcome would have been different.

That was badass. Best video ever. Thank you for sharing and educating

The breath, absolutely amazing. Bog rats on Hornet used to come home with saturated flight suits like they just got out of a swimming pool.

Incredible video. I remember reading stories of B-52 missions in Viet Nam and how all they could do was fly straight and level and rely totally on their ECM to defeat the SAMs. They would fly in cells of 3 which I believe were optimized for ECM coverage. It conjures up visions of WW2 where the ack ack would explode in big black puffs all around the B-17s. Imagine flying in a B-52 and seeing telephone poles flying past you and seeing the occasional explosion from proximity fusing.

One of the most intense videos I've ever seen. Gives me chills every time I watch it. Edit: I swear I hadn't heard his intro when I typed this😂

That was the quickest 25 minutes I ever experienced, so engaging.

Thanks for doing this review. More power.

We did have LGBs in the 90s. We've had them since Vietnam, actually. In fact, we had the world's first laser guided bomb, the BOLT-117. The Paveway was/is more accurate though (20 feet CEP vs 75 feet for the BOLT). Even had TV guided bombs like the Walleye back then. One thing to also note is I noticed at one point, he was doing only 1.1G before pulling 5.1 three seconds later. I can't even imagine going from feeling like weighting like you normally do to then weighing 510% of that just seconds later. It's also worth noting he did pull a mere .2Gs for half a second at one point. So within less than 5 minutes, he's experienced what it feels like to weigh 500% his weight and 20% his weight. On a less extreme note, many times he goes from .3 or .4 to 2.3+ within seconds. Must be one hell of a feeling.

Damn that was intense. Amazed that he didn't black out pulling all those high g maneuvers.

Thanks for explaining it all. I could see your appreciation for what he went through. I am just amazed at how calm he is through the entire situation.

The descriptions are great, thank you.

I find all of your videos to be very professionally made and absolutely awesome. One particular thing I noticed on this video was your eye movement as you watched the heads-up display. I could see your eyes were in constant motion quickly looking from one place to another on the screen as everything took place. Is there an ordered pattern or priority as you scan the heads-up display screen like, check altitude, then airspeed, then the horizon, outside the canopy, or some such order? What is your thought process? It seems like this would be some really extreme multitasking.

Every time I watch this video it's just astonishing how taxing this must've been for the pilot. I literally can't imagine it. • Flying a jet in 3 dimensions is nothing like driving a car so he has to think about that. • He can't catch a break from all the missile launches so he has to think about that. • He's got to calculate where he's going so he leaves himself enough altitude amd airspace to maneuver, so he's got to think about those things _and also consider future thoughts he might need to have in another half a minute_ . • He's got to avoid anti-aircraft shrapnel below him. • He's got to listen to and trust his co-pilot and think about what he's saying. He's got to be physically fit enough to do these maneuvers because he's not just in a moving chair, it takes real physical strength to do these maneuvers. He's also hitting 5 and 6 G's so he's got to strictly control his breathing on top of everything else. • He's actively listening to his radio.. • He's actively responding and communicating via radio. • Probably 100 other things I can't even discern because this is so far outside of my life experience. This guy's doing like 10 different things at once, and if he screws up any one thing there's a good chance it could kill both himself and his co-pilot. I can barely manage to go to the bathroom and text at the same time without dropping my phone in my own piss...

Incredible. Nothing more need be said. Well done sir!

This was awesome!! I would’t have understood anything without your explanations. Thank you!