Iran Iraq war, Iranian F-5 pilots Hunting Iraq MIG-25 شكار ميگ بيست و پنج عراقي خلبانان اف پنج ايران

July 4, 1986 (Persian calendar 1365/4/13)

West Azerbaijan province (استان آذربايجان غربي)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Azerbaijan_Province

Khoy city (خوي)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoy

Iran radar base officer:
Captain Hoda افسر رادار سروان هدي

First F-5 Pilot:
Captain Mohammad Zare-Nezhad سروان محمد زارع نژاد

Second F-5 Pilot:
Captain Majid Shabani سروان مجيد شعباني

Conflict Altitude:
18,000 Foot (5,486 meters)

On 4 July 1986 one Iraqi MIG-25 violated Iran's air space to hunt down Iran's Boeing Tankers. Two Iranian F-5 came front of it.
Captain Mohammad Zare-Nezhad locked on target in 18,000 foot but missile didn't fire, Iraqi pilot over-burned MIG-25 and tried to escape but Zare-Nezhad immediately fired by 2×20 mm (0.787 in) M39A2 Revolver cannons and hit MIG-25 over Khoy city. MIG-25 left wing was completely on fire, Zare-Nezhad says.
Iraq didn't use her valuable MIG-25 after that and three months after conflict no Iraqi fighter violated Iran's air space.
There was no scramble mission after that conflict for three months, he says.
Both Iranian pilots say, F-5 capabilities is not comparable with MIG-25. Radar base officer control and managed the mission very well and F-5 pilot Zare-Nezhad locked on target while his fighter jet was very close to Iraqi MIG-25 this is why Iraqi pilot couldn't escape.

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