Operation Southern Watch was initiated in the summer of 1992. with American, British and French aircraft patrolling over Southern Iraq and preventing Iraqi armed forces from using airplanes and helicopters in the region. USAF's 33rd Fighter Squadron was one of the units involved. On 27th December 1992, Capt. North led a flight of four F-16s on what seemed to be another uneventful CAP. However, Iraqi Air Force has chosen this day to probe the Coalition strength with their fastest fighter jets - MiG-25s. Several of them briefly entered the no-fly zone and successfully escaped. But one of them would venture a little too deep and Capt. North with his wingman would cut him off and force him to fight.
F-16C module for DCS World makes the first starring appearance on this channel. Historical radio communication is incorporated in the video.


Sources:
- theaviationgeekclub.com - THIS PILOT SCORED BOTH THE FIRST U.S. F-16 KILL AND THE FIRST KILL FOR THE AIM-120 AMRAAM
- First US F-16 kill using an AIM-120 - [ Ссылка ]

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Music: Letter Box - Infrared


0:00 Cinematic Intro
2:27 Narrative Intro
4:01 Refueling and F-15s Chase the MiG
6:25 F-16 Meets the MiG(s)
12:32 Post-battle Analysis
14:11 Landing


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