Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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F-5E was the simplest and least capable of three Iranian fighters employed in the war against Iraq. But Iranians didn't spare them and in the first phase of this conflict, F-5Es flew many deep strike missions against Iraqi targets. Some of them were able to successfully fight Iraqi airplanes and the leading F-5 pilot was Yadolah Sharifirad. On day 65 of the war, he flew a two-ship mission against an Iraqi observation post. At one moment, he thought he had come under AAA fire. When turning his head to check on his wingman, there was a very unpleasant surprise - an Iraqi MiG-21 attacking him with his gun.

Sources:
- Babak Taghvaee - Iranian Tigers at War: Northrop F-5A/B, F-5E/F and Sub-Variants in Iranian Service since 1966
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- Yadollah Sharifirad - Flight of the Patriot: Escape from Revolutionary Iran
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