Since I've been on a bit of an aviation kick on here recently, here's an interesting little clip I found on reddit recently that helps illustrate to people how quickly things can happen and how chaotic modern jet warfare can be. This is footage of Iranian F-4 Phantoms attacking targets of opportunity during the Iran-Iraq war.
I attempted to embed it, but it was being a pain, so here's a link to the video on the original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/qwo985/iranian_f4_phantoms_bombing_iraqbaghdad_during/
That opening shot and the the AAA fire that starts around the 20 sec mark seems particularly terrifying to be around to experience it.
So, to change gears to something a little less harrowing, here's an F-14 making a night pass with afterburner while dropping flares.
Ain't that a beautiful sight:
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