‘Ran out of missiles in 20 minutes and…’: How US pilots fought hundreds of Iranian missiles, drones in pitch darkness
Live MintThe Iran-Israel shadow war took a turn for the worse in April this year as Tehran launched an an unprecedented large-scale attack. We ran out of missiles pretty quickly…20 minutes maybe,” Lt. Col. Curtis “Voodoo” Culver told CNN. American F-15 fighter pilots however found themselves at a significant disadvantage during the clash — operating in total darkness against a barely visible target. It was at this time that fighter pilot Major Benjamin “Irish” Coffey and weapons systems officer Captain Lacie “Sonic” Hester came up with a risky plan of action. The duo recalled flying dangerously close to an Iranian drone — well below the minimum safe altitude for the F-15 Strike Eagle — and trying to use a gun against the barely visible target in total darkness.