IAF pilots reveal the conversation with the Americans on the way to Iran: "F*** them"

Pilots from Squadron 119 reveal in an extensive interview the cooperation with the Americans on the way to the strikes in Iran, including crude wishes. A young pilot recounts seven strikes he carried out in Tehran. The squadron commander emphasizes: 'Without the Americans we would not have succeeded.' The article combines testimonies from the Phantom generation to the F-16I jets, and discusses the lessons of October 7.

Squadron 119 of the Israeli Air Force celebrates 70 years since its establishment. In an expanded article, veteran and young pilots from the squadron reveal details about strikes in Iran and the cooperation with the Americans. One young pilot says he carried out seven strikes in Iran, including in Tehran. The squadron commander, Lt. Col. G., says that without the Americans the operation would not have succeeded, and describes the first meeting on the way to Iran with American refueling aircraft and with crude wishes. The article compares generations of the squadron, from the Phantoms in Operation Moked to today's F-16I jets, and discusses lessons from October 7, when the Air Force struggled to operate without target intelligence.