An Iranian air force officer today revealed a secret: an Iranian aircraft bombed a U.S. base using only paper maps.
He said the pilots had no GPS and no radio communication, and they turned off all devices capable of transmitting or receiving signals.
Flying under radio silence to avoid detection, the plane unexpectedly broke through the U.S. air defense system in the Middle East.
How did Iran, using a 60-year-old "vintage" aircraft, successfully attack a U.S. military base in Kuwait?
It's impossible to have no navigation—yet they relied solely on paper maps.
Conventional thinking might understand that the U.S. air defense system was weakened enough to eliminate airborne early warning and control aircraft, then dispatching a 60-year-old jet for a bombing mission.
Flying at extremely low altitudes, avoiding all detection, combined with exceptional pilot skill?
However, the Iranian air force officer did not mention whether the pilots survived.
It was likely a "suicide mission"—one-way, never to return.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872850204891136/
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