May, 2022
Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear
plant in Iran
Chapter 19. Operation code name ‘South of the Border’ (6)
Meanwhile,
Saudi Arabian jet fighters which besieged the refueling aircraft advised the
Israeli pilot to stop in at their tents, that is, to land on Hafar al-Batin
base. It was the order rather than advise. Israeli pilot did not answer at all.
Instead, pilot tried to manage to escape from the captivity shaking the
aircraft from side to side or twisting. However, it was quite impossible to
escape from the captivity because the maneuverability of refueling aircraft was
far inferior than the fighter jets. Being surrounded by three falcons, the lazy
albatross was in a tight corner.
When
they were approaching to Hafar al-Batin base, the albatross finally tried to attack
the falcons flying on both sides to run away. Two falcons had no choice but to avoid
the collision at the last moment.
After
they struggled with each other several times, the Saudi attack captain at the
tail made final decision.
"I
will shoot down the refueling aircraft."
In
response to that decision, two pilots left from the formation. The captain
pushed the missile launch button. The target was a large aircraft in front of him.
It was too easy to miss the target.
The
next moment, missile hit the refueling aircraft. The aircraft with full of fuel
was engulfed in a big flame. Pieces of the aircraft fell down with bright shine
in the sky.
The
captain acknowledged one thin line stretching from east to west in the desert. It
was the Trans-Arabian Pipeline, commonly known as the TAP Line. TAP Line had
been installed to transport crude oil from eastern Saudi Arabia to the
Mediterranean Sea across the deserts of Saudi Arabia along the Iraqi border.
But now it was no longer in use.
The
captain saw that debris of the refueling aircraft was falling down toward the
TAP Line. He confirmed that he had shot down the enemy inside of Saudi Arabian
airspace. He reported to headquarter.
"The
guest declined our offer to stop at our tent and tried to escape out of our
airspace. I shot down him because he violated our sovereign airspace."
After
the report to the base, the captain began to lower the altitude gradually
toward the base accompanying two subordinates.
(cont’d)
Areha
Kazuya
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