East of Nakba (33)

 

(Japanese Version)

(Arabic Version)

August, 2022

Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran

 

Chapter 33. "Star of David" faded out in the void (1)

 

When U.S. jets approached to the rear of the Israeli formation, Abdullah, like the other two colleagues, felt more secure that American aid would bring them back to the ground.

 

He said to himself.

<Calm down! So long as I follow the U.S. jets, I can return safely.”>

 

However, unlike the other two, he only began to feel a strange sense with mixture of ease and anxiety. That feeling grew up when he was told by U.S. pilot that it would be his turn after the ``Mafia'' had left the formation and went out into the Arabian Peninsula with an U.S. jet.

 

The U.S. pilot went the beneath of Abdullah’s jet and checked the equipment same as Mafia’s jet. The U.S. pilot confirmed that two warheads were still attached to the Mafia’s jet. One was laser-guided bomb and another was strange unknown bomb. He immediately reported it to the base. The base was surrounded with tension.

"Look to the upper right!"

 

Abdullah heard the voice of the U.S. pilot.

 

"From now on, our tanker aircraft will refuel you."

 

Abdallah, who was distracted with another idea, looked outside of the window. A huge black body loomed overhead. The tanker aircraft spread over Abdullah and began to extend a refueling pipe from its body into the air.

 

"This tanker is the same model as the one that U.S. gave to the Israeli Air Force. Let’s refuel according to normal training procedures."

 

This time it was the voice of the tanker pilot. He saw the mark of the tanker aircraft overhead. He remembered that he received the flight training as a trainee at an Air Force base in Arizona, USA. The scene was exactly the same as it was.

 

Exactly speaking, there was one difference. When his training, Abdullah flew an US military jet with a pentagonal star. But now he flew an Israeli jet with a hexagonal star.

 

The U.S. fighter pilot sent a final message to him.

 

"When you finish refueling, you should have crossed the Strait of Hormuz. Another U.S. jet from the air base in Indian Ocean will take over escort duties. He will guide you to Diego Garcia.”

 

(cont’d)

 

Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)

 

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