An Iranian pilot's description of the breathtaking days of the defense of Iran's skies Tabriz MiG-29 pilot in an interview with Fars: A "111" fighter plane caught fire while starting the engine in Isfayah before the start of the 12-day war; The ground forces bravely and quickly controlled the fire and the plane was saved. A technical defect caused the fighter to remain in Isfaya for repair; This stop prevented him from bombing the Tabriz base. After the parts arrived and the fault was fixed, "111" went to Tehran instead of Tabriz. This fighter carried the main burden of the flight operations until the arrival of the reserve aircraft. The pilots flew in red mode and used R-73 missiles to attack the Israeli planes. Read the full story of this promotion here.

An Iranian pilot's description of the breathtaking days of the defense of Iran's skies Tabriz MiG-29 pilot in an interview with Fars: A "111" fighter plane caught fire while starting the engine in Isfayah before the start of the 12-day war; The ground forces bravely and quickly controlled the fire and the plane was saved. A technical defect caused the fighter to remain in Isfaya for repair; This stop prevented him from bombing the Tabriz base. After the parts arrived and the fault was fixed, "111" went to Tehran instead of Tabriz. This fighter carried the main burden of the flight operations until the arrival of the reserve aircraft. The pilots flew in red mode and used R-73 missiles to attack the Israeli planes. Read the full story of this promotion here.