The British fighter pilot ace who shot down two Iranian drones
The Royal Navy fighter pilot ace who shot down twoIranian dronesover Jordan celebrated his life-saving attack with an ice cold beer at sunrise.
And his bottle of choice was a hugely popular bottle of Keo, a local Cyprus beer. The unnamed top gun had been flying for four hours in his F-35B with two Typhoon jets when his radar detected two Shahed drones in the skies over Jordan.
He swiftly homed in on the targets and fired Amraam air-to-air missiles, pulverising the enemy drones and blowing them out of the sky. His mid-air deed marked the first time a British F-35B pilot flying the UK’s deadliest warplane had destroyed a target during operations.
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UK Defence Secretary John Healey meets the F-35 pilot who shot down a drone(Image: Getty Images)
Speaking about it for the first time, he said it was "like training". The pilot, who does not want to be identified for security reasons, said he was concerned about positively identifying it before taking any shots.
He said: "But we had a good time to do that between me and the Typhoons that were airborne at the time to get that done".
Asked what it was like when he struck the targets on Monday night, he said: "You are kind of more concerned about making sure you've shot the right thing. Making sure you positioned the aircraft in the right places.
Mr Healey's visit to Cyprus comes days after RAF Akrotiri, a British airbase on Cyprus's southern coast, was targeted by Iranian drones(Image: Getty Images)
Source: Drudge Report
