Viper's First Jet Kill - How F-16 Shot Down the First Enemy Jet

[@philsmith2444]

50 years old and still an absolute monster.

[@showtime112]

Really amazing, when you compare that to earlier periods in military aviation.

[@philsmith2444]

@@showtime112 The F16 out-phantoms the Phantom LOL

[@Cuccos19]

Those who designed it well into pensioner age, or even passed away. Imagine that you are young aeronautics engineer at General Dynamics and part of the design team at age of your early 20s. You would be at least 72-75 years old by now.

[@Mthammere2010]

​@@Cuccos19it was designed by the famous Fighter Mafia, which Included Pier Spray: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_Mafia en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Sprey. The Man helped produce three aircraft that were ahead of the century: F-15, F-16 & A-10.

[@showtime112]

Airplane variants used for this reenactment are not historically accurate but represent the closest available option in DCS World, the simulation used for the visual representation. Thank you for your understanding!

[@MrCancerman67]

I witnessed this! July 14, 1981. I was in a village just east of Sidon, Lebanon.

[@carlparlatore294]

Firs t flew the Viper in 1981 - flew it until I retired in 1992 - wound up with over 900 hrs. quite a jet!

[@16rumpole]

awesome, did you fly in Desert Storm?

[@showtime112]

That's quite a career, many would envy you! Thanks for sharing!

[@carlparlatore294]

@@16rumpole the only combat I flew was in Nam - three tours in the Phantom - in my humble opinion the best fighter if its era!

[@16rumpole]

wow, thank you for your service.@@carlparlatore294

[@mwrkhan]

@@carlparlatore294 Of all eras. You are privileged.

[@265justy]

Would like to see more on the F-16 in air combat.. It's just such a legend..

[@showtime112]

Thanks a lot! I hope to cover some more of that in the future.

[@MarighnamaniMr]

Keep up the phenomenal work my friend. I can only imagine the masterpieces you will be making once the F-4 Phantom is released on DCS. Can't wait for those videos. Best wishes to you from India.

[@showtime112]

I think I have already replied to you but YT didn't register it. Anyway, thank you for your positive feedback!

[@guydespatie6881]

Dear Showtime 112... Time and again you blow my mind with the stories you come up with... You truly are the «Mark Felton» of simulated aviation combat history... This one in perticular I want to show my son... There is a lesson of perseverance I want him to see here for his own sake finding direction in life even after experiencing failure initially...

[@showtime112]

Thank you so much! I often watch Mark Felton so it's a true compliment. I agree that Nachumi's story is a good example how failure doesn't necessarily mean the end of your dreams.

[@juancarlosperezcortes9259]

Great story as usual. Thanks for your time to teach us

[@showtime112]

Thank you for appreciating it!

[@oveidasinclair982]

Amir Nachumi is a double Ace with 12 kills

[@talpark8796]

an ''ace'' is simple. 5 or MORE. Eric Hartman (WWII german) had 352. over 100 germans had over 100 'kills'. Tetsuzo Iwamoto (WWII japanese) had 216. see how confusing irrelevant add-ons would become?

[@showtime112]

According to Shlomo Aloni, it's thirteen. Six with the Phantom and seven with the F-16.

[@oveidasinclair982]

Most of those kills were against bomber aircraft, not as many against turn and burn fighters. @@talpark8796

[@BENKYism]

​@@talpark8796 There aren't nearly as many post-WW2 fighter aces, especially towards the end of the cold war. 12 aerial victories is more than any pilot during the Vietnam war.

[@eduardodeandres3864]

Muchas gracias. Es impresionante el trabajo que realizáis detrás de cada vídeo. Muchas gracias de nuevo

[@showtime112]

I'm happy to hear it, thank you very much!

[@rogerkay8603]

love your work fella

[@showtime112]

I'm happy to hear it, thank you!

[@cavemanbum]

I would love to see an in-depth video from you on Operation Mole Cricket 19--June 9, 1982: AKA "The Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot".

[@showtime112]

I might cover that in the future. Especially after F-4 comes to DCS, it played a big role there.

[@265justy]

Me too..

[@rafaelaldana1503]

Awesome as always! Cheers

[@showtime112]

Thank you very much!

[@genuinsanity]

Well done....awesome cinematics.....good story telling. Thank you .

[@showtime112]

Thanks a lot for this positive feedback!

[@genuinsanity]

@@showtime112 You do a good job.

[@gunja1st]

I've been watching these amazing documentaries all day long since 10 in the morning (it is 19h now) and still have plenty to watch. DCS re-enactments on the channel are so fantastic and i believe that even Discovery channel would be proud to air them. Thanks for this amazing content. I wish you many more subs, likes and patreons in the future. Samo tako i dalje, kanal je čista desetka.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the binge watch and the wishes! 😁 More stuff to come.

[@notedigominombre947]

Excellent video, as always.👍👍👍

[@showtime112]

Thanks a lot!

[@branka4226]

Great video!

[@showtime112]

Thanks a lot!

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Oh Netz! Getting some Iron Eagle vibes, bruv.

[@showtime112]

Iron Eagle wasn't the best the 80s had to offer, but even that had some strange charm 😊

[@Crabby303]

Had one of the best, totally 80's themes though! @@showtime112

[@yveaux500]

Great video as always. Well done. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@anselmdanker9519]

Great presentation 😊

[@showtime112]

I appreciate your positive feedback!

[@BV-fr8bf]

One comment, can the game drop the drop tanks or are these fixed for the entire session?

[@mrpont3980]

you can drop them in game

[@showtime112]

You can drop them but descriptions don't specifically say it was done. Perhaps because it goes without saying but on the other hand, a MiG-21 ahead of you, running away isn't necessarily a reason to do it.

[@abdulmismail]

In all fairness, ever since 1967, the Israelis have always been at least one generation more advanced than the Arabs. This made the job of the Arabs almost impossible when it came to air-to-air combat. There were a few pilots who didn't reasonably well against Israelis but they were non-Arabs flying for Arab air forces.

[@showtime112]

Perhaps not already in 1967. Israeli aircraft were comparable to Arab ones at that time (MIrage III vs MiG-21, Super Mystere vs MiG-19, Mystere vs MiG-17 etc). But in the 70s, the gap really started to open.

[@abdulmismail]

@@showtime112 Agreed. Although in '67 the aircraft were comparable, the Syrians and Egyptian pilots weren't very well trained. Compare that to the Royal Jordanian Air Force who IAF pilots said were very good. Also, remember that in ~1965, Captain Munir Redfa, an Iraqi Christian pilot defected to Israel with a brand new MiG-21F so for two years prior to the '67 war, IAF Mirage pilots practised against it so they knew its weakness. The gap has widened so much now, air-to-air is pointless against the IAF. Forgot to mention that I appreciate your content. They're always spot on!

[@angelrr3201]

Cool video, When the F-4E comes we hope to see plenty of reenactments of the Attrition war and 73 war. Best wishes

[@showtime112]

Thanks! Yes, those scenarios will be covered. We have the proper map as well.

[@anthonyhershko]

Amazing job as always!!!!!

[@showtime112]

Thank you very much, I'm glad to hear it!

[@anthonyhershko]

My pleasure!! Love your amazing work!! Keep it up!!​@@showtime112

[@i.setyawan]

Cool! Please make the 'IAF F-16 Aces' series!

[@showtime112]

Thanks a lot! I might cover this topic some more. Even though it's not attracting too many views :)

[@pablopeter3564]

EXCELLENT as usaul. Paying tribute to aviation history and the one who participate in these events. It would be a good idea to make a video about the IAF air raid on the Irak's nuclear power plant (Operation Babilon). Greetings from Mexico City. THANKS very much for your efforts.

[@showtime112]

Thanks for another comment! I'm going to cover some of Iranian missions against Iraq, especially when F-4E and the map of Iraq become available in DCS.

[@Pierchinggun]

Happy birthday Falcon 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@showtime112]

I wonder how much longer it is going to serve. Decades seem likely.

[@velimirtopalovic]

Mozes li da napravis tuorijal i ceo serijal o KA 50 black shark ako treba pomoc oko toga mozes mi se javiti

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

F16A Netz, kicking ass and taking names since 1980... this is the time when IAF escaped into the future, with Eagle and Viper in their service they became untouchable, the only reason I fav Nesher and Kfir over the Netz is the fact that, in those earlier time IAF was fighting on equal ground with neighbouring tech and yet winning by sheer guts and skill... with Netz and Eagle, later Sufa and Ra'am, and now their new toy 35I Adir (their own special version) it is just playing on easy setting... BTW... your editing skill has grown to discovery channel quality man, way to go 👍

[@showtime112]

Thanks a lot for these compliments! I can say I really like the editing part and discovering new things is a real joy. As for the Arab-Israeli conflicts, I agree that the situation was more evenly matched prior to this period and I'm certainly going to focus some more on that period in the future.

[@xiaolianglu9090]

Has the F-16 ever been shot down in aerial combat?

[@ThePilot4ever]

Not yet. Unless you count an accidental friendly kill made by a Turkish F-16 against one of his wingmen

[@showtime112]

There was a case of a Greek Mirage 2000 vs a Turkish F-16. Some say the missile was launched accidentally though. I did a video about that.

[@ThePilot4ever]

Oh right. Well in that case I'd like to change my "not yet" to "not officially" @@showtime112

[@bjornsmith9431]

Great video 👍.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the comment!

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

I am on line mate😂

[@showtime112]

Always nice to see you are 😊

[@renatoandricevic8638]

Sjećam se kad si postigao 1000 pretplatnika, a sad još malo pa 50000

[@showtime112]

K'o da je jučer bilo :)

[@342Rodry]

pretty cool

[@showtime112]

Thanks a lot for the positive feedback!

[@jeannezehner9450]

With the F-16, Israeli have the superiority against the syrian MIG. They have not received already the MIG-29 on 1981, USSR had tecnical delay at this period, unfortunatly for the syrian pilots. This plane have 50 years old, and it continues his story with the F-16 Block 70-72 version, already 140 planes were ordered.

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

Salut Jeanne. Si showtime112 me l'avait demandé j'ai un bouquin sur F15 et F16 mig killers. Et donc la photo d'époque du 219. On aurait pu l'inclure dans la vidéo. Pas de bazar à Paris avec agriculteurs ??

[@showtime112]

It is quite amazing that a fifty years old fighter is still the backbone of Western air forces. Think of WW2 or 1950s when types were getting outdated and replaced after a couple of years. Syrians (and all Arabs) not only had outdated airplanes but also missiles. It seems like they were still mostly using R-3S at the time (which is 1950s technology)

[@jeannezehner9450]

@@dominiqueroudier9401 Je suis en Champagne. Je prends que le train, métro, RER, je ne vois rien de ce qui se passe sur la route. Par contre, le pilote du F-16 c'est un as, 13 victoires en tout sur avion à réaction !!!

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

@@jeannezehner9450 Tant mieux. Nachumi à abattu 4mig17 et 1 mig 21 avec F4. Le reste avec F16, du mig21 et23. Les partielles??

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

@@showtime112 R3S or AtollAA2 K13 is à copy of Sidewinder 9B. .Who was stick inside à mig17 launched by Taïwan F86F !!!

[@branka1980]

👍

[@showtime112]

Hvala na komentaru!

[@shenmisheshou7002]

The F-16 was a plane that overachieve on every level.

[@showtime112]

A true success story indeed!

[@shenmisheshou7002]

@@showtime112 Everyone raves about the F-22 and yet the F-22 has never faced arial combat (unless you count the balloon). It is much the same for the F-35. We spend all of this money on the enormusly expensive aircraft, but it is the bread and butter aircraft like the F-16 and F-18 that seem to me to be the more remarkable aircraft. It isn't what might be able to do one day, it is what you do every day, and planes like the F-16 and F-18 are the workhorses of air power.

[@YankeeVatnik1917]

It had awacs at its disposal with data link so enemy planes did't know it was there and it had missiles with further range so its opponent it had no clue till those missiles were in radar range and it was over

[@rararnanan7244]

Israel did not have AWACS (had 4 useless hawkeyes) and their F16A did not have data link. They also did not carry any radar missiles, only heaters.

[@Dogface1984]

HBD fighting falcon! 🐦

[@TheMilpitasguy]

A-4 Skyhawks suffered greatly from SA-7 strelas during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

And also SAM2 like ZSU23-4 shilka

[@jaydeister9305]

Wow! Great video! It would be great to see the air combat bio of Amir Nachumi(life story would work too!)! Thanks again!

[@showtime112]

Thanks a lot! I will certainly try to cover some more of Nachumi's combat experience. Especially when F-4E comes to DCS. Should be soon they say 😊

[@rararnanan7244]

Nahumi’s career is pretty crazy. He fought in 4 wars, not all of them as pilot, got 4 kills in a crazy air battle defending his airbase right at the start of Yom Kipur war, a Phantom ace with 6 kills, was one of the formations leaders in the attack on the Iraqi nuclear reactor, first mig kill in F-16 in the world, and an ace in F-16 as well with 6 kills (total 12, some sources say 14).

[@ThePilot4ever]

1+

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the comment!

[@DesMen-i9z]

This engagement does not show the skills of Israeli pilots since it’s an intercept but they have so many with their Arab adversaries that one cannot deny they are really top notch. I’m just wondering whether the current Israeli pilots are flying the hands me down F-16s from their fathers

[@condorfox7]

All of the original batch of 75 F-16A/B “Netz” Fighting Falcons have long since been sold off to other Air Forces or to Private Contractors who perform DACT Aggressor Training for the USAF/USN/USMC these days. The last IAF “Netz” Squadron was decommissioned around 2015. All F-16’s currently operated by the IAF are either F-16C/D Variants (named “Barak” in Hebrew) which underwent extensive upgrades in the early 2000’s, or F-16I “Sufa” that started to be delivered in 2004. Israel’s got the largest F-16 Fleet outside of the US Air Force, with around 250+ said to be currently deployed with frontline operational Fighter/Strike Squadrons.

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@showtime112]

Thank you for commenting!

[@MrDino1953]

The MiG 21 sure was ugly.

[@showtime112]

I know some guys who would very strongly disagree :)

[@1joshjosh1]

🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂👍👍

[@showtime112]

Thanks for the comment!

[@Eric-kn4yn]

Doesnt seem fair killing a helo a granny in a walking frame but thats life

[@showtime112]

Aerial warfare (and all warfare) is all about the whole package you employ in it. Technology, quantity, training, support systems, tactics....

[@MrMaximkozin]

did he engage the Mig with his external fuel tanks?

[@talpark8796]

thx for another thoughtful & *'interesting'* history upload 🥴 🦬🇨🇦🥶😁

[@showtime112]

I'm glad you think so, thank you!

[@chups1447]

👍

[@showtime112]

Thanks, Chups!

[@medokrusko]

👍

[@showtime112]

Hvala Medo!