FPP162 - Shot Down! U.S. F-16 Pilot Explains Infamous 'Dodging Iraqi SAMs' Video

Fighter Pilot Podcast

E. Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello, Retired U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Former U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper pilot Jeff "Tico" Tice was callsign 'Stroke 1,' the flight lead for the ill-fated "Package Q" strike on Iraq just days into Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Stroke 3 miraculously dodged multiple Iraqi SAMs and made it home safely where his HUD footage became a sensation. Tico was not so lucky... Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:00.0	I realized that that missile would just come off the rail, and I saw it, and I yelled on the radio,
0:06.0	cred for the break, break, break, break.
0:08.0	Because I knew that it was hidden.
0:10.0	He breaks right, and the missile speared him, and his airplane literally vaporizes.
0:30.0	Hello, and welcome to the Fighter Pilot Podcast.
0:37.0	I'm your host, Vincent Ayello, Carl Sangello.
0:39.0	And on this episode, we are again repurposing one of our happy hour conversations from our Patreon page.
0:46.0	Now, if you saw episode 159 with Fred Clifton, then you know that this is a Zoom recording,
0:52.0	so the audio and video quality is not quite as good, but based on the response to that video,
0:57.0	I really think you're going to like it.
0:59.0	This particular guest was there for the notorious F-16 Dodging Sam's over Iraq mission.
1:07.0	If you know what I'm talking about, it's Stroke 3.
1:09.0	We use some of the audio in some of our opening bumpers here on the show,
1:13.0	and it's a really amazing conversation.
1:16.0	So, forgive us for the audio and video quality.
1:18.0	We're doing our best, but stand by for this really cool discussion.
1:21.0	Here we go.
1:22.0	I have to show you something, and I'm sure you've already seen it, but I've got to show you anyway.
1:26.0	Yeah.
1:27.0	Air Force, look at this, swaying under his parachute.
1:30.0	Major Jeffrey Tyson, is that you?
1:32.0	That's me.
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