Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 5 Posted April 5 They got him! Great rescue🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/second-airman-f-15e-was-shot-iran-rescued-safely-us-officials-say-rcna266688 8 3 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 Amazing technology we have and some read bad ### military! Seal team 🇺🇸 1 Quote
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted April 5 Posted April 5 15 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Amazing technology we have and some read bad ### military! Seal team 🇺🇸 Add in the pararescue teams! 2 Quote
PowderRiverCowboy Posted April 5 Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: Add in the pararescue teams! Add in the Spooks that had IRGC running around like chickens chasing ghosts in completely wrong area 3 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 Yea the news said there was hundreds involved in this rescue! How awesome ! Never leave anyone behind. God bless our troops 🇺🇸 2 Quote
Chantry Posted April 5 Posted April 5 The book, if written, should be very interesting. Elsewhere on the internet, they discuss how various different units were brought in ad hoc and how well the various units meshed. Apparently they also inflected heavy casualties on the IRGC units trying to find the WSO. 2 Quote
Trailrider #896 Posted April 5 Posted April 5 Great news! One report said the officer, a colonel, sustained "wounds". With all due respect for his privacy, I am curious to know if they were wounds when the plane was hit, or spinal injuries due to the ejection process. What ejection systems are used in the F-15E? Martin-Baker or ACES-2, or something else. How critical is body position when ejecting? Just my engineering curiosity, as I worked on development of some of the earlier systems, long ago. 1 Quote
Stump Water Posted April 5 Posted April 5 11 minutes ago, Trailrider #896 said: What ejection systems are used in the F-15E? Martin-Baker or ACES-2, or something else. ACES 2 1 Quote
watab kid Posted April 6 Posted April 6 we were relieved to hear this today , so glad both are safe now Quote
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Is it common for a backseater to be a colonel...? Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 6 Author Posted April 6 5 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Is it common for a backseater to be a colonel...? He was the gunner right? Quote
Chantry Posted April 6 Posted April 6 5 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Is it common for a backseater to be a colonel...? Probably not uncommon, he would progress through the ranks much like the pilot does going to the applicable military schools required for advancement to the next rank. And "gunner" over simplifies his role. A WSO is responsible for all of the sensors related to targeting and firing the weapons except maybe the M61 20mm Vulcan which the pilot handles. 2 Quote
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