The government doesn’t want you to see this video

[Truls Engebakken-Fjell]

A little known incident happened in 72, “somehow” 3 Soviet MiG21 had flown across Finland and Sweden without detection, and flown into Norwegian territory, flying straight towards Bodø Air Base.

And “somehow” two American F-4s happened to be straight in the path.

What follows has been kept secret from everyone not involved for over 50 years.

But here is video proof.

After using 6 missiles to shot down 2 MiGs, my wingman naturally running out of fuel(or shot down, don’t really know) I discovered I had less than 1000 pounds of fuel left. At first I thought I was boned, but I happened to be almost directly east of Bodø, when Jester set in the Tacan numbers I had to just do a tiny correction and I lined up perfectly, I spent some fuel to get over 20-25 000 feet, and put her in idle, and I have to say, she glides good on idle, burning less than 1000 pounds an hour and having some 700 pounds, things were going well and we semi glided like that for 40 nautical miles. If I had judged my landing better I could have landed like that, but I got a little short and had to use high mil power to stop slamming into the ground a few meters before the runway.

I did my best landing ever in the F-4, which was surprising as 10 minutes earlier I thought I was gonna have to bail out. Only time Jester hasn’t bitched about my landing. Fuel gauge showed 490 pounds left when I stopped. So except for the loss of my wingman, I think it went quite well, 2 migs and a good landing, will be bragged about in the pilot bar, but since there are only Norwegians there, all I’ll get is some small nods and some grunts.

[John D Salt]

I’m guessing that the Fishbeds wouldn’t have been that much of a threat, as at that distance from home they must have been armed with cannon and drop tanks.

All the best,

John.

[Truls Engebakken-Fjell]

John D Salt wrote:

I’m guessing that the Fishbeds wouldn’t have been that much of a threat, as at that distance from home they must have been armed with cannon and drop tanks. All the best, John.

Realistically I don’t think they could have it anyway they tried.

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