1984: Saudi F-15s shot down Iranian F-4 Phantom II's.

[Kompromat]

This record is from Martain Baker website. In 1984 - 2 out of 3 Iranian F-4 Phantoms trying to bomb shipping routs/oil installations, were shot down by RSAF F-15s using AIM-120A AMRAAMs. The claim of 2 bougey kills is disputed by the Iranian Air force who also claim to attribute an F-15 kill to their F-4s. However i am providing two sources that confirm that 2 IRIAF F-4 Phantom IIs were shot down by the Saudi Air force F-15 Eagles.

Source: Ejection History of Iranian Air Force


Second is this F-15 documentary from the 90's, attributing 2 F-4 kills to the RSAF F-15s.

From 45:00 onwards.

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[Mosamania]

Wait for it...

 

[Hashshāshīn]

Please edit the title. I thought this happened just now and nearly had a heart attack, knowing this could potentially start WW3.

 

[jhungary]

Just some more info on this engagement.

The Iranian Record is scratchy, with limited amount of report/resource pointing from Iran, it was however verified by US, Saudi, Kuwait and Iraqi Source.

The area of the engagement were said to be happened in or around an islet named Al Arabiyah, 60 miles northeast of Jubail inside Saudi Airspace. The IRIAF F-4 were originated from Tehran and it's not 3 but 2. Saudi were in Day-Night Alert and with help of US E-3 Sentry and KC-10 refuelling the patrol, 2 F-15A engage 2 F-4C over Al Arabiyah. - This is the Saudi Account of the incident.

Iranian Widely denial the incident

 

[Safriz]

F-15c shooting down 1950s F-4 is hardly any acheivement...

 

[Kompromat]

F-15c shooting down 1950s F-4 is hardly any acheivement...

One must wonder what the General who planned such a daring raid, and ended up sending F-4s up against the F-15Cs knowing that they will be destroyed, was even thinking or thinking at all.

 

[Pak47]

Video blocked in the U.S.

 

[Manindra]

F-15c shooting down 1950s F-4 is hardly any acheivement...

And F-15s are backed by AWACS unlike F-4s so it was child play for RSAF to shoot them.

 

[Kompromat]

And F-15s are backed by AWACS unlike F-4s so it was child play for RSAF to shoot them.

F-4s are hardly anything but flying targets for F-15s even if they don't have an AWACs Link.

 

[jamesseo89]

Though fighting with each other can't help them up. I would recommend that Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain should sign up an agreement to have a single military.

This can be helpful for them.

 

[Zarvan]

This record is from Martain Baker website. In 1984 - 2 out of 3 Iranian F-4 Phantoms trying to bomb shipping routs/oil installations, were shot down by RSAF F-15s using AIM-120A AMRAAMs. The claim of 2 bougey kills is disputed by the Iranian Air force who also claim to attribute an F-15 kill to their F-4s. However i am providing two sources that confirm that 2 IRIAF F-4 Phantom IIs were shot down by the Saudi Air force F-15 Eagles.

Source: Ejection History of Iranian Air Force


Second is this F-15 documentary from the 90's, attributing 2 F-4 kills to the RSAF F-15s.

From 45:00 onwards.

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Please note that this thread is only to be debated by informed audience, any trolls will be severely punished.

Best Regards.


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Well than it was great performance done by Saudi Air Force because F-4 was not that old plane at that time if they got shot by Saudis than Saudis have trained them well and they can do better performance in fact a lot better in future war

 

[Manindra]

F-4s are hardly anything but flying targets for F-15s even if they don't have an AWACs Link.

There are morever generation gap between these two fighters but we hope miracles if AWACS were out of this context.

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

Please edit the title. I thought this happened just now and nearly had a heart attack, knowing this could potentially start WW3.

We're getting ready for it homie

Though fighting with each other can't help them up. I would recommend that Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain should sign up an agreement to have a single military.

This can be helpful for them.

KSA is a member state of the peninsula armor shield already.

 

[BlueWarrior]

This record is from Martain Baker website. In 1984 - 2 out of 3 Iranian F-4 Phantoms trying to bomb shipping routs/oil installations, were shot down by RSAF F-15s using AIM-120A AMRAAMs.

Any particular reason why Iran tried to bombed it?

 

[Kompromat]

@BlueWarrior

Iranian jets were shot down in the Saudi air space, so obviously it means that whatever target they had been assigned to destroy had been of strategic value. However,it was a poorly planned operation,which resulted in disaster.