Uncovering the Mystery of the F-15 Ace - Find Out Who is #1!

In November 1985, Israelis were launching regular RF-4 recon flights over Lebanon with the objective of monitoring the Syrians. Syrians on the other hand, were trying to intercept the Phantoms, mostly using their MiG-23s. But Phantoms were well escorted by F-16s and F-15. Usually, the fighters from two sides would briefly meet after which they would turn for home. Israel mostly avoided chasing the Syrian MiGs as they were returning to their airspace. On 19 November 1985, this would change and a pilot who was already an F-15 ace would get a chance to increase his score. Apart form that, the F-15D airframe famous for landing with one wing only participated in the fight.
DCS World Syria Map offers a great chance for historical reenactments that take place on their actual locations.
Sources:
Shlomo Aloni - Osprey Combat Aircraft 67 - Israeli F-15 Eagle Units in Combat
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Ra'anan Weiss, Alon Koren - McDonnel Douglas / Boeing F-15 Baz
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[@Maverickf20]

I actually read an amazing book recently about the Israeli f15 pilots called, “Israeli F15 Units in Combat”. There’s many amazing stories about events such as the foxbat r shootdown (Which you should definitely cover). Thanks for the video

[@showtime112]

Thank you for watching. That book was one of the sources for the video.

[@narcos5598]

The last mig didn't want to crash 😂 Super video as always Showtime112, and amazing plane the Eagle, waiting for Razbam's one.

[@showtime112]

AI being a bit late with the decision to eject. Thanks for commenting! There will be some Strike Eagle videos too in the future!

[@jakosloth]

Great video and reenactment as always Keep up the great work Love from Syria

[@showtime112]

Thank you for commenting and best wishes to Syria!

[@takaharatanaka8818]

GREAT VIDEO! Thanks I'll be sure to share it once I'm out of Facebook Jain.

[@showtime112]

It's good to hear you liked this one too! Thanks again for all the support you give!

[@jeannezehner9450]

The best Israelian ace has 17 victories, principly on the mirage III during the six days war and the YUM KIPPOUR war in 1973 on the Nasher a derivative of the french mirage before the Kfir. I believe that one Israelian pilot had enregistred 8 kills in one day but i didn't remember when. We have to make an enquiry about this subject, I'm not certain. These pilots are the best of the world it's because they are always under a real pressure from their neighbours.

[@showtime112]

A lot of stuff was happening in those days between Israel and its neighbors. And yes, they can't afford to be mediocre. More to come on this subject!

[@jeannezehner9450]

@@showtime112 IT WILL BE A REAL PLEASURE !!!

[@michaelpascual3581]

Giora Epstein, right? The Mirage III and Nesher pilot, the top scoring jet ace of all time.

[@jeannezehner9450]

@@michaelpascual3581 That's right, THANK YOU, and it's the best ace of the world on jet plane, that's true. He had finished his career on F-16 on the 80's but he said that he had prefered the Mirage.

[@michaelpascual3581]

@@jeannezehner9450 Yep, I watched his episode last night. I love the F-16 but I have to agree with him. My elementary school classmates in the Republic of Singapore Air Force who had experienced the transition from the older A-4 Skyhawk or F-5s into the first F-16s delivered to them said the same thing. The jet flew wonderfully but it has no raw feeling. In fact, my classmate himself said that sometimes he wanted his jet to be unstable so that he could wrestle it just for the feel of a non-fly by wire aircraft.

[@michaelpascual3581]

Israelis are amazing in aerial combat. It would be a dream for Robin Olds to be flying with them. Highly aggressive and preferred gunkills, very different from the USAF. Their Phantoms took out a lot of MiG-21s, but then again it is said that the Vietnamese pilots were better than their Middle East counterparts.

[@showtime112]

They did fly their aircraft well and it seems that they were quite flexible in their approach, which must have helped. There are indications that Arab pilots weren't poorly trained but other factors decided.

[@axel665]

Like ?

[@showtime112]

@@axel665 Tom Cooper wrote a whole series of articles claiming that the main factor was in fact poor quality of Soviet missiles and even guns.

[@axel665]

@@showtime112 i find it fascinating since soviet gave extensive military equipment to these arab nation but then again soiviet pilots were also beaten by israel could you make a video on that?

[@showtime112]

@@axel665 Operation Rimon 20? It will be covered someday. After F-4 is released for DCS.

[@dharmendrasharma1458]

Awesome music and as usual a Fantastic! Video

[@showtime112]

Thanks, so glad to hear you liked it!

[@osatoo98]

What is the name of the intro music?

[@flightstatic4662]

Another great video as always, keep up the good work

[@showtime112]

Thank you for your support!

[@box8brewing829]

Top notch as usual.

[@showtime112]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@julianlau5579]

Another excellent video, Showtime 112, thank you. BTW, do you have F111 and F105 videoes? That could refresh my memories. Thank you in anticipation. Regards

[@showtime112]

Thank you very much for your positive feedback! I have no F-111 videos because it's not available in DCS. Hopefully, we will get it someday. F-105 is available as a mod and I did a couple of vids with the Thud. Here are the links: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIiznaBpotaqr5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2GvfKqPn7GojdE

[@julianlau5579]

@@showtime112 Thank you, you are the best. I understand, even if DCS has F111, not much can be seen because basically all F111 missions were flown in nightime. The F105 videoes are great and I do enjoy. Regards

[@showtime112]

@@julianlau5579 The one way to go around that is to place everything at sunset and increase gamma correction a bit. It's not perfect but it's a good compromise. I did that in the video that's about to be released. The story also happens in night time but I moved it slightly ahead.

[@julianlau5579]

@@showtime112 Thanks for the good tips and I am waiting anxiously for your new release. Thank you in advance.

[@blackjack1-123]

Great video!

[@showtime112]

Thank you for your comment!

[@harrypotterxl9326]

Another good one!

[@showtime112]

Glad you liked it!

[@rockelino]

Kind'a wish ED added the advanced/export F-16C version (externally looks like it has an extended bulge under the rudder/vertical stabilizer). Not so much for the avionics/flight model, just for the appearance so it would look more true to the real life F-16C export variant.

[@showtime112]

There are too many variants and sub variants for us to have them all.

[@jdsaldivar5606]

82ND AIRBORNE F-15's...they sure are purrdy!!

[@showtime112]

It used to be my favorite 'Teen fighter' when I was a teen myself. Now I like them all equally.

[@F22-Raptor27]

I never knew that there really was an F-15 ace. Ever.

[@showtime112]

Israelis were quite secretive about their combat records for quite a while. Not too many sources exist even today.

[@subjectc7505]

Has more kills then most modern aircraft

[@PappaBear_yt]

Cool video! 🍻

[@showtime112]

Glad you liked it, Pappa Bear!

[@a_s_mikael]

please make similation of the Operation H3 during iran and Iraq war. this is true that other DCS players like grime reaper made that similation, but that was suck and I Belive you can make that simulation more better than any others, I realy love your making simulation air fight operations

[@showtime112]

The H3 attack is on my to do list. But it will wait for a proper high-fidelity Phantom. The developer announced it should be available this year. And the actual H3 airbase complex was added to the Syria map so we'll have the right location. Thanks for commenting!

[@a_s_mikael]

@@showtime112 this is movie of that operation with English subtitle kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKrGZq1siK2Egq8

[@a_s_mikael]

@@showtime112 You know, this is just a movie. In fact, they could never talk to each other on the radio anymore, and they were not even in contact with the ground radar, and in the form off radar and silent radio communication without any radio communication, they continue to move at low altitudes. They were guided by the flight leader through an analog compass and a paper map, like the old captains of the sea. As they did fly a thousand kilometers, they bombed the targets and returned as they did, and refueled four times in the air at low altitude. they did talking to each other like mutes , They got close enough to each other and talk with gesture.

[@abbaerfani9007]

great job and video by show time 112

[@showtime112]

I appreciate your comment!

[@codystout5353]

My goal is to learn something new everyday I had no idea there was an F-15 Ace

[@showtime112]

It seems that most people know about it because this video was universally ignored 😁😁😁 Thank you for watching it!

[@ΙννοκέντιοςΚοκκινογούλοφ]

The top F-15 pilot was Carol Danvers.

[@showtime112]

Not in real life though 😁

[@Tiertzland]

I think the best F-15 pilot is "The Demon Lord of Roundtable"!!! (Just a joke.)

[@showtime112]

Could be but many of hiss kills are unconfirmed 😁

[@ratagris21]

Great presentation as always! The Israeli do prove and upgade American made aircraft. 🎩🎱🎯🏁♠♦♣♥🌸🌼🏵💙💛🔱🌻🇺🇸🍀

[@showtime112]

¨Thank you for your continuous support!

[@ratagris21]

@@showtime112 Yw

[@a_s_mikael]

So Who is the Legendary Tomcat's Ace?(Much more ace than the imaginary Maverick 😉)

[@showtime112]

Well, Jalil Zandi is believed to be the most successful Tomcat ace. He is often credited with 11 kills. If replay track on the Tomcat ever gets fixed, this will surely be a topic of several videos!

[@tonyaughney8945]

No one tops the legendary 'Ghost of Kiev'. You'd be forgiven for thinking it was made up.

[@showtime112]

Time will show but The Ghost of Kiev is almost certainly another 'Colonel Tomb'

[@zbeen-ah-lah]

I see what u did there with the title

[@showtime112]

The original title was different but I played a little with AI suggestions here (since the video was generally ignored and I had nothing much to lose)

[@ThePilot4ever]

1+

[@showtime112]

Thanks!

[@richardwolf8024]

Are there any US fighter aces, since Vietnam? Any Russian aces?

[@showtime112]

There are no American post-Vietnam aces. The most successful pilots scored three kills. As for the Russians, no aces. I can't remember if they shot any airplane down before the current conflict.

[@charlesbukowski9836]

Why they get fired on? they just cruising around

[@showtime112]

Israel wanted to maintain absolute air dominance over Lebanon. And they weren't just cruising around, they attempted to intercept an Israeli RF-4E. Now, why on this particular occasion someone decided to shoot them down unlike before, I don't know.

[@ulisesvelez5846]

this day the syrian arab air force lost two mig's-23bn.

[@bjornsmith9431]

Showtime112 Israeli Air force are the first once to test US fighter Aircraft in air combat, before this in 1948 Czechoslovakia Soviet build Me109 fighters, I guess the feedback to U S aircraft manufacture help with new design of newer models, the same thing with Soviet or Russian Aircraft designed send to Middle Eastern Nations. Before this in 1948 Egypt and Iraqi receive British Spitfire since the late 1950s Migs and Su Fighter Bombers sent by the Soviet now Russia in present day, wars created strange bed partners.

[@showtime112]

I agree, sometimes there are strange combinations in weapons supply.

[@nekilik7165]

Ako ništa Sirijcima treba priznati da su imali muda

[@showtime112]

Da, čak i nakon 1982. i dalje su na MiG-ovima 23 išli na četvrtu generaciju.

[@nekilik7165]

@@showtime112 čudno mi je da su retko koristili presretače mig25

[@nekilik7165]

@@showtime112 r40 se čini boljom nego r23

[@showtime112]

@@nekilik7165 U teoriji je mogao biti uspješan. A moguće je i da su ih čuvali a 23-ke slali u misije kao 'potrošnu robu'.

[@slate4687]

An israeli For Sure

[@showtime112]

Well, they did get more opportunity than anyone else.