That Time an F-16 Pilot Dodged 6 Surface to Air Missiles

Did you know that during Operation Desert Storm, an F-16 pilot named Major Tullia, callsign: Stroke 3, dodged six surface-to-air-missiles without the aid of decoy flares?


The video above was recorded during the earliest days of the air campaign of Operation Desert Storm. It's a nine minute video showing an attack run that was made deep into the heart of Baghdad to strike key infrastructure. The perspective of the video is taken from Major Tulia, callsign: Stroke 3, and it captures an incredible fight to stay in flight against all odds.


The really crazy thing about this video is that Maj Tulia thought he was dodging these SAM missiles using his countermeasures. The reality of the situation however wasn't discovered until Tulia got back on the ground, and it was discovered that his countermeasures had malfunctioned, meaning he literally dodged all six missiles with nothing more than his own skill as a pilot.


josh brooks

Published 3 years ago

Did you know that during Operation Desert Storm, an F-16 pilot named Major Tullia, callsign: Stroke 3, dodged six surface-to-air-missiles without the aid of decoy flares?


The video above was recorded during the earliest days of the air campaign of Operation Desert Storm. It's a nine minute video showing an attack run that was made deep into the heart of Baghdad to strike key infrastructure. The perspective of the video is taken from Major Tulia, callsign: Stroke 3, and it captures an incredible fight to stay in flight against all odds.


The really crazy thing about this video is that Maj Tulia thought he was dodging these SAM missiles using his countermeasures. The reality of the situation however wasn't discovered until Tulia got back on the ground, and it was discovered that his countermeasures had malfunctioned, meaning he literally dodged all six missiles with nothing more than his own skill as a pilot.


josh brooks

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