In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control
facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give
the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute 'heads up' if
they will be transiting Iranian airspace.

This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves
giving them =our call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and
points of origin and destination.

I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF
Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to
Dubai. It's too good not to pass along. The conversation went
something like this...

Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are
in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'

Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'

Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not
depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!'

Aircraft: 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send
'em up, I'll wait!'

Air Defense Radar: (no response ... total silence)

Semper Fi

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