The REAL Top Gun Maverick - Operation Opera; Israel Bombs Saddam's Nuclear Reactor, 1981 - Animated

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Fearing that Saddam Hussein may be about to use his new nuclear reactor to produce nuclear weapons, the Israeli Government orders an airstrike against the reactor before it becomes operational. The force must sneak into Iraq below radar coverage, and get out again before Iraqi fighters can react.
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@GaryDeeks 2 года назад

Iran: "Never thought i'd fight side-by-side with the jews." Israel: "How about side-by-side with someone who wants to bomb Iraq too?" Iran: "Aye, I could do that."

@PershingOfficial 2 года назад

😂 accurate

@jeanhunter3538 2 года назад

I had this exact thought lmao

@dfresh93086 2 года назад

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

@euanreid6682 2 года назад

You really don't know much about their history then... which is typical... after the Americans overthrew Iran's democracy and installed the Shah a vicious dictator to help embezzle Iran's oil wealth... during the Shah's rein of terror and torture in Iran the favourite vacation spot for Iranian military personnel and SAVAK was Israel.... Mossad use to train the Shah's secret police Savak on interrogation and advanced torture technique during that time period... and btw Iran has a rather large Jewish population.

@MALITH666 2 года назад

I see a LOTR reference. I click thumbs up.

@M4ruta 2 года назад

F-16s flying a highly secret mission being spotted by an enemy king who was just chilling in his yacht. I love how 20th Middle-Eastern history is full of these funny details.

@randomlyentertaining8287 11 месяцев назад

The movie The Countdown about a Nimitz carrier being transported to just before the Attack on Pearl Harbor might've taken that detail into account as according to the movie, a US Senator on his yacht happened to be right in the path of the attack.

@omriarielly1 10 месяцев назад

@@randomlyentertaining8287 The Final Countdown actually released about a year before the operation

@gulhasan7990 7 месяцев назад

Actually he was there to welcome back bitters with hand full of water lulla flowers! 😐

@phearlock2537 2 года назад

I think it was worth mentioning just how far they pushed the F-16s range on this one. Low level ingress is much less fuel efficient, the direct high altitude route home was required in order to have enough range to make it back.

@Falkirion 2 года назад

Using a naval term here but I bet the pilots were "Hanging on the vanes" on their return trip. Find it fascinating that they managed the op without tanker support. Not a short flight to make the strike

@acoustic5738 2 года назад

planes got a last refuel prior to taxy.

@ChandranPrema123 2 года назад

Well more like less Length route aswell

@ChandranPrema123 2 года назад

@@acoustic5738 well where was Refuellers in over Jordan, Syria?

@JMChladek 2 года назад

Israel had no in flight refueling assets that could tank F-16s and F-15s at that time since they used Boeing's flying boom system. Israel has that capability now, but it took a few years.

@jayy7842 2 года назад

"Unanimous condemnation by the UN council". So basically nothing.

@cm275 2 года назад

The UN is deeply concerned.

@user-uc4vg4rg9e 2 года назад

@@cm275 a strongly worded letter was even written

@mh53j 2 года назад

@@user-uc4vg4rg9e probably a VERY strongly worded letter was written... which would be suitable for lining bird cages or wrapping fish with

@TealJosh 2 года назад

UN security council does actually have teeth. They just didn't want to do anything this time. Probably because any drastic actions would've lead to veto being used by Israel's allies.

@jayy7842 2 года назад

@@TealJosh I would say not, since I think in order to the UN Security Council bring out the "teeth" a unanimous decision needs to be reached between the US, Russian Fed, CCP, UK, and France which 10/10 times doesn't happen. So basically it can't really do anything.

@ekingorgu 2 года назад

You are so good at this. You should do modern wars/operations more often. 2003 Invasion of Iraq air war and land operations would be really cool. Big fan!

@ejones1577 2 года назад

He's done these already: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zxRgfBXn6Mg.html

@wolf-xf6hf 2 года назад

This comment wins

@C0mmanderX 2 года назад

id say about 50% of his videos are "modern" 1980+

@luftwaffe4987 2 года назад

he already covered the air war in iraq

@bigmike9128 2 года назад

I agree 👍.

@icatchflak 2 года назад

If you ever have a chance, Isreal's 'Operation Mole Cricket 19'. Just a year after this. The SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) mission was the first of its kind. Isreal lost a drone and had 2 damaged F15s. Syria lost 80+ aircraft and 30 SAM batteries. Truly impressive and was later named the "Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot"

@lexprontera8325 2 года назад

Mole Crickets, SAMs, I get it. Hehe. Clever. You try to follow the chirping (radar emissions) to spot them in the grass but the crickets run back into their hole (SAMs relocate) to avoid you ...and there are multiple species with different burrowing behavior.

@KevinBYee 2 года назад

Wow, I had never heard of this. Very interesting. Also... Israel had drones in the early '80s?? Impressive

@romanzusman2892 2 года назад

@@KevinBYee drones? They were not like UAV's of today, but more of decommissioned small turboprop RC-controlled aircraft, IMO. But anyway impressive

@icatchflak 2 года назад

@@KevinBYee The "IAI Scout". They have actually been a leader in drone tech.

@moodist1er 2 года назад

"truly impressive", you're an idiot.

@naitnait00 2 года назад

Something I always wanted on the videos is a timestamp of when events occured (when possible) instead of being narrated out. Find it much easier to register the time when reading it than hearing it, doesn't have to be fancy or super accurate.

@cykappa6479 2 года назад

Exactly ! And if possible a scale at the bottom of the screen, especially for naval fights. The videos would litterally be perfect with those increments.

@dragonraptor3435 2 года назад

He could put a little slider on the very bottom that moves along, and in the video description there is a link?

@feelincrispy7053 2 года назад

Go into the video description and there is a transcript of the whole video. Most yt videos have it. Its done by AI so it’s not perfect but it’s pretty damn near close enough

@ailtonjose3079 2 года назад

@GoldNargacuga 2 года назад

@@feelincrispy7053 people refuse to read the description to begin with. And that transcript is pretty useful even though as you said, it isn't accurate but close af.

@UdayGarg1998 2 года назад

Great video! Just a small correction, they flew at an altitude of 30m (100 feet)not feet. Flying fighter jets at 30 feet is almost impossible.

@I_Am_This_Guy 2 года назад

I knew they were good but I was skeptical of them being *that* good. You'd be kicking up dirt into any trailing aircraft at 30 feet!

@mullenio4200 2 года назад

Haha. Good one. I was so confused by that. 😁

@andrewstorm8240 2 года назад

30cms?

@cjshardcorepunkmusicvault8474 2 года назад

pffft...30mm

@epicspacetroll1399 2 года назад

lol 30 m makes a lot more sense

@CarneyAsada101 Год назад

I tapped on a recommended 40+ minute video about Operation Opera and it was a 2000s style tv doc. Dramatized, emotional, taking forever to or never revealing the details I’m looking for. Less than 30 seconds in I thought “someone must have created a better video about this operation” so I quit the video and did I search. These videos are above and beyond what’s been produced for mass consumption on tv for decades. I’m very grateful they exist.

@abhaymathur9321 2 года назад

The animation gets better and better! Felt like i was watching a live satellite view. Great work, and thank you for striving for continuous improvement.

@markc7884 2 года назад

Absolutely, the visual quality is improving every video. I always get reminded of that when I watch the old ones. I personally only wish he'd stop accepting every dumb sponsorship offer, they feel out of place.

@phantompenguin1065 2 года назад

@@markc7884 How do you think he gets the money to make these high quality animations?

@markc7884 2 года назад

@@phantompenguin1065 I don't critique sponorships overall, I certainly support them being in the videos to fund the channel, I merely think that he could choose better sponsors, they're often not great choices in my opinion.

@Powerofriend 2 года назад

Live satellite view would be laggy and tediously long by comparison. Great job as always by TOR.

@petergraves2085 2 года назад

Finally ! Someone makes the connection between the IDF's 1981 operation and Top Gun Maverick.

@dougmasters4579 Год назад

I think Top gun maverick got its plot from iron eagle II, which was inspired by this story, seeing since it was filmed and financed in Israel using IAF planes.

@JimBrodie Год назад

@@dougmasters4579 Dude, ain't you supposed to be bits of viscera in the Barents Sea? =p Was the first thing i thought when they went over the plan. Basically the same as SWIV:ANH too.

@dougmasters4579 Год назад

@@JimBrodie Nah that was retconned in Iron Eagle IV, Doug ejected and became a POW.

@F15_C Год назад

As an Israeli av-geek when I was the movie I automatically thought of that

@GuineaPigEveryday 10 месяцев назад

@@dougmasters4579 Have you seen 633 Squadron? I think a lot of ppl point out that Top Gun Maverick was similar to Star Wars, but thats just cuz Star Wars was inspired by Dam Bombers and WW2 missions, especially insane how 633 Squadron mimicks a lot of the main structure of the Top Gun mission. I mean its the same sort of terrain, same sort of insane g-force maneuvers they have to pull off to evade AA guns, coming in from the sea and weaving through mountains, only to try to hit an impossible target and then pull super steeply out. Its very similar.

@Winalot 11 месяцев назад

as an f-16 f-100/f-110 p&w jet engine mechanic in the IAF, i cannot even start to describe how stressing this kind of situation is for everyone involved

@planetcaravan2925 10 месяцев назад

But you did start

@Deff496 10 месяцев назад

he wasnt even alive at that period of time@@planetcaravan2925

@taloz1121 6 месяцев назад

Loved working with you guys (helicopters/hercules), professional all around from pilot to mechanic crews. Love from Battalion 890

@ISAF_Ace 2 года назад

When you unite two mortal enemies against yourself, you're going to have a really bad day

@thorsvenson3530 2 года назад

Israel and Iran were close allies prior to the 1979 Islamic revelation. There is no reason they cannot return to be allies once the aging ayatollah regime ends in Iran.

@Solmoun 2 года назад

Interestingly, Iran took Iraq's spot in unified two enemies against them. Iran is the biggest reason for the Abraham accords.

@FallingPicturesProductions Год назад

@@Solmoun we have always been at war with eastasia

@Solmoun Год назад

@@FallingPicturesProductions Who are we? And what is Eastasia? half a continent?

@donallen8414 2 года назад

About 22 years ago while working for a French company in another desert country ruled by a dictator, I met the French cook who witnessed the attack. He was still upset about the attack 19 years ealier, and I don't blame him for that. He was a real good French-style cook who took the wrong job at the wrong location and got got the shock of his life. But interestingly, he went on doing exactly the same thing in similar locations. Israel later paid compensation for the French engineer named Damien Chaussepied, who was killed during that attack.

@IbnWobbler 2 года назад

Unlike USS liberty

@oasis1282 2 года назад

Cool guy

@Oscylot88 2 года назад

@@IbnWobbler *obligatory USS Liberty reply that will get more likes than original comment* gotta love 'em

@mmabagain 2 года назад

@@Oscylot88 Doesn't make it any less true.

@Oscylot88 2 года назад

@@mmabagain It is in fact, the only thing that makes it true, these days...

@MikeJones-qn1gz 2 года назад

Fun fact: this raid was a big reason for the safety test that was conducted at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 which ended in its own disaster. To simplify it the test was based around a similar scenario occurring to this raid on the plant and was meant to ensure the reactor could be switched off with minimal power in the event of an attack. But it didn’t work, I’ll leave it to you at home to learn why.

@pietrooliani3251 2 года назад

as they found out it could infact not be switched off with minimal power

@macrando565 2 года назад

@Brad Carter it is still 3.6 rontgen, completely normar phenomenon

@Daanlikkewaan 2 года назад

@@macrando565 3.6, not good, not too bad....

@MikeJones-qn1gz 2 года назад

@@Daanlikkewaan He's in shock get him to the infirmary

@pheonix6321 Год назад

Hmmmmm. Maybe because like with most of their machinery they tried to hit it with a hammer to fix it. Da?

@hmmjedi 2 года назад

I had the book called Bullseye One Reactor many years ago lost it during one of my many moves... an audacious plan from the Israeli's as the F-16 did not according to General Dynamics have the ability to fly this mission at the weight of the jet and munitions also they took a big chance with the wing drop tanks as they had not been tested for dropping with the 2000lb bombs... And the F-16's used where the ones that where to be sold to Iran before the fall of the Shah so the Iranians helped out more than they realised. Great video as usual.

@markingraham4892 2 года назад

It is of course a pathetic topic, Iraq had no air defenses, it was just israel flying there, bombing and leaving. Had Iraq put any effort at all to send a few spotters to catch the planes it would have failed.

@ryanp5790 2 года назад

@@markingraham4892 it’s not a matter of how easy or hard the operation itself was, it’s the mission itself. Bombing a nuclear power plant seemingly out of the blue is a big deal internationally. Most of the discussions surrounding this seems to be concerned with the latter, as opposed to this being some kind of impossible, high risk operation.

@user-uc4vg4rg9e 2 года назад

that just sounds badass

@exploreradverturer8396 2 года назад

GD make changes to Israeli machines. Israeli did indeed received Shah ordered F-16s but Israelis ones were SAR Capable. (Synthetic Aperture Radar Mode)

@dougerrohmer 2 года назад

@@markingraham4892 So who launched the SAM 7's? Iraq was at war with Iran, and had been raided by Iran before. They were as ready as they could be expected to be.

@yoavtell Год назад

a funny anecdote I heard from one of the operation planner. In order to compromise the risk of high altitude flying on the way back, they planned to attack just before sunset so that the trip back will be at night. However, due to the westward flying back to Israel, they actually chased the sun and the entire leg was under daylight.

@Variable7 2 года назад

Great video. Note the F-15’s covering the raid had grayish camo. The pattern shown in the video is of the F15i, which arrived later, in the 90’s.

@joshsvoss 2 года назад

Right. The Gray F-15 is an A or C model, aerial superiority model. The F-15i is the Israeli version of the F-15E Strike Eagle, for ground attack.

@justincox225 2 года назад

Wild that the King of Jordan just happened to be in the correct position to give early warning of this raid. Makes you wonder what might have been different if his message had gone through in time?

@reway8750 Год назад

I think it's just an exaggeration that eventually became a part of the story, there's a lot of contradicting informed regarding this strike and the Israelis like that

@SnaFubar_24 Год назад

I don't know the history of Jordan / US / Israel relations so maybe someone who is aware of state of their relations at that time can clarify it if necessary. That said, my first thought was the possibility that Jordan was not so quick to issue a warning because it was trying to remain allies with Iraq but not ruffle feathers by interfering. Maybe that isn't a possibility and me being unaware of the state of diplomatic relations causes my incorrect supposition...

@DUDINCHI Год назад

@@SnaFubar_24 I think it was intentionally "delayed" since Jordan and Israel had under the table security arrangements pre wadi araba treaty

@JR9979 Год назад

@@DUDINCHI Correct. The King of Jordan even expelled the PLO and later on Soviet military advisers for other terrorist groups attacking Israel.

@burper-oe6tm 2 года назад

Recently got to speak with Moshe Melnik, an Israeli ace that got the first F15 air to air kill ever and was in the F15 squadron covering the F16s in operation opera

@xjamesx7047 2 года назад

This is the literal inspired IRL mission in the last act of Top Gun Maverick.

@bob-wo3ir 2 года назад

btw: Top gun is actually based on an article written by an Israeli guy named Ehud Yonay

@sublimeade 2 года назад

Well they didnt have to face 5G fighters and do a stupid inverted dive

@dongiovanni4331 2 года назад

Here I thought this was the plot of Hot Shots

@vl3005 2 года назад

@@sublimeade Umm, they actually did have to, there's no other way to pull a pop-up strike without inverting. The G's will knock you out.

@JONNOG88 Год назад

What's Hebrew for *Don't* Think! Just Do" ?? 😏😄

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

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@Rags-Sgar 2 года назад

Mad Lad finally made one on operation opera, pt2 of la Drang 65 will cry in the corner xD

@hawk0485 2 года назад

I remember asking for this one while your channel was still very small. Thanks for doing the video!

@Balt21Raven 2 года назад

Now Operation Orchard!

@Bootneck-RMC 2 года назад

Another superb re-telling of a military incident from The Operations Room. Thank you. 👍

@richardsears4665 2 года назад

5:28 It would be funny if some guy hiking through the Saudi Desert just found a bunch of fuel tanks lying around, but that probably wouldn't happen since the wind would probably bury them under the sand, plus who would even go through the desert in the first place, there is no incentive to.

@bomber6258 2 года назад

Imagine some guy on a camel getting clobbered with a bunch of fuel tanks

@richardsears4665 2 года назад

@@bomber6258 He would have fallen off when the fighter jets zoomed by so close to the ground

@mikester1290 2 года назад

@@richardsears4665 Not to mention his transport would have ran off like a bat out of hell.

@dnrplz 2 года назад

You'd be surprised at some of the stuff Ive found while hiking around the deserts in the middle east

@RW77777777 2 года назад

you could find the tanks easy just bring really BIG combs

@classicnosleepofficial 2 года назад

It's honestly incredible how many good videos this channel features. I've yet to watch one I actively disliked. It must be hard to keep these videos at such a high quality. Thank you for putting the time, effort, and care into making sure we enjoy our time on this channel.

@lteht6919 2 года назад

So glad to see this, only video ever saw about it before was a grainy video from History Channel, this video is sooo much better already.

@claraedouwesdekker6389 Год назад

Thank you for these videos. They are so insightful, informative, wonderfully easy to follow in sometimes very confusing circumstances and ver accessible, even for an elderly old lady! And I can hear every word to boot! Please don’t stop providing us with this superb product. 👏🏻🇿🇦

@ThereIsNoSpoon4 2 года назад

I've watched every video you've made brother. Never disappointed. Love your content.

@Wolvri23 2 года назад

I agree, I have watched every video you have done and always wait with excitement for your next video. Keep up the great work! You bring lots of joy to so many people!

@ttrestle 2 года назад

This operation was amazing. Have watched documentary before but definitely happy you’ve done it. Watching now!

@martinarnold4999 Год назад

Who ever is making these videos is really good. And your steady, clear voice is outstanding for narration.

@eiennofantasy 2 года назад

Just reading up on the Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack and got confused how it went down. Then I had a thought that hopefully the Operations Room will cover it one day. Hope that's one the list of operations you'll cover in the future!

@napoleonibonaparte7198 2 года назад

You know you messed up bad when two mortal enemies cooperate.

@bmoney2011 2 года назад

It's pretty incredible that all it took was one nation having a nuclear power plant.

@obiwankenobi3574 2 года назад

@@bmoney2011 when it’s Saddam having one then everyone kinda freaks out

@bmoney2011 2 года назад

@@obiwankenobi3574 and all it did was make him worse... culminating in both invasions by coalition forces, the 2nd of which thoroughly destabilized the middle east region and negatively impacted the lives of Arab peoples around the world.

@deeznutz9869 2 года назад

This is a good one because it's so simple but you do a great job putting it in context. I loved your Guadalcanal series too because you really get a sense of the sequence of events and why things are important. As a #suggestion I think Dien Bien Phu would be great. Or, to continue on a similar tack as this video, Operation Focus ;)

@thatmattmills9940 2 года назад

This might well be the best channel on RU-vid. great content.

@ASR84922 2 года назад

I’d love to see your take on the Battle of Takur Ghar, 2002, aka “Robert’s Ridge” I’ve only read about the battle in text and seeing it in your visualized style would be very insightful.

@cHRiSSzzzzzZ 2 года назад

Simple history made a video about it, and there is some footage of it as well.

@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle 6 месяцев назад

@@cHRiSSzzzzzZI saw those, I just would love this channel's style to tell that story

@MrJmd116 Год назад

How does operations room not have more than a million subs yet. Don’t forget to tell your friends. I really enjoy this channel

@aeroil-3802 2 года назад

It's true the 1981 raid was pretty much straight forward mission.. At least compare to the 2007 Syrian reactor airstrike that was much more complicated and included alot of ht EW and even cyber which neutralized the AD

@Korporaal1 2 года назад

That would be a good subject for a video too! As would the air combat over Southern Lebanon in the Bekaa-valley.

@emrealtay6825 2 года назад

@@Korporaal1 Fuck israel

@tinycockjock1967 2 года назад

@@Korporaal1 My uncle witnessed that battle from his tank, he never shuts up about it haha

@bobjenkins9208 2 года назад

loving the cool animation improvements, your videos just keep getting better and better, thanks again.

@621Tomcat 2 года назад

I remember seeing a tv documentary on this somewhere, absolutely delighted to see it in your style

@93yoyo360 8 месяцев назад

Another major note is that the F16 pilot who dropped the last bomb on the nuclear reactor was Ilan Ramon RIP. Ilan would later become the first Israeli astronaut in the fatal mission of Columbia.

@maxjohn6012 2 года назад

Your videos are always interesting. Thanks for taking the time to make them!

@mipmipmipmipmip 2 года назад

Imagine surviving this mission only to be killed by the lack of oversight and abysmal operational standards at NASA.

@amitkenan3878 Год назад

His son was killed during operational training while flying an F16

@mipmipmipmipmip Год назад

@@amitkenan3878 oh wow a lot of tragedy for the family :(

@MikoyanGurevichMiG21 2 года назад

Keeping the topic on Israel, the insane tale of the F-15 that landed with only one wing should be the next story on this channel.

@scarecrow108productions7 3 месяца назад

Solo-Wing Pixy's origins

@happyhammer1 2 года назад

The fact that they flew only 30' above the ground is incredible.

@antimedic4441 2 года назад

not really, tornados would regulaly go much lower during combat operations over iraq at night

@30AndHatingIt 2 года назад

Yeah man, you’re right, it was sooooo unimpressive.

@antimedic4441 2 года назад

@@30AndHatingIt not unimpressive just not incredible

@krinkovforever1872 2 года назад

They actually flew at 30 meters, roughly 100 feet. Also the other guy with the USAirsoft pfp is talking nonsense about the tornado. It’s almost impossible to fly a jet at 30 feet, and definitely not “much lower”, during combat, at night.

@krinkovforever1872 2 года назад

@@antimedic4441 do you have source for that claim? That’s ridiculous. Also nice pfp

@ggtt2547 2 года назад

Great content as always. Thank you very much!

@jona.scholt4362 2 года назад

Every day The Operations Room releases a video is a good day

@KoobLis100 2 года назад

This channel has changed since the last 4 months I've watched the Ops Room. And their animations are amazing!

@HiteshBhagatGameTech 2 года назад

am so glad your channel has grown so big, top quality mil content. glad to be with you since you were at 5k subs.

@shevetlevi2821 2 года назад

I've read full accounts of this operation but still learned alot from this video. Question for any strike pilots out there: This raid was before "smart" guidance devices and the bombs were aimed visually. After the first bombs exploded and presumably obscured the target in dust, smoke and debris how did the following 7 pilots aim and hit their target? This raid would make such a great full length movie.

@ArchOfficial 2 года назад

They very likely had steerpoints directly on top of the targets, or at least very close. Possibly directly on top if they all individually made markpoints with the HUD before the run-in, but I don't know if that happened.

@shevetlevi2821 2 года назад

@@ArchOfficial Thanks. That makes sense. So you're saying they steered to a GPS pinpoint in the HUD.

@ArchOfficial 2 года назад

@@shevetlevi2821 Steerpoints are for the inertial guidance system, although later GPS also. It's pretty common to put a steerpoint onto anything of note because the sensor point of interest in the F-16 is referenced as having zero delta relative to the current steerpoint. So you can toggle to that steerpoint, cursor zero to remove any delta and you'll have a navigation and targeting solution right onto it. However in the HUD cam there isn't a steerpoint on the bomb release point, so it's possible they just eyeballed it. Not that difficult. A bit surprising though.

@shevetlevi2821 2 года назад

@@ArchOfficial Thanks again Arch.

@alessiodecarolis 2 года назад

Don't forget also the excellent training of IDF's pilots. expecially against their (russian trained) enemies 👍

@DougCaldwell Год назад

Well done and produced graphic video of the operation thanks so much

@Will_3rd 2 года назад

Been waiting for this one!

@marcolian 2 года назад

I have been waiting for you to do a video on Operation Opera. The quality is what I've come to expect from The Operations Room. Thank you so much!

@chrismodini7225 2 года назад

Christmas has come early this year. There aren’t many things I’ll stop work for, but your videos are definitely one of them.

@spiffywolf2850 2 года назад

Always love your content, Didn't know much about this. Thanks for the info

@osks Год назад

Great presentation! Well done!

@hawklp9150 2 года назад

New Video! Didn't even read the title yet, but I love your stuff!

@Matt-tx1tc 2 года назад

Damn the animations now are incredible! Good Job!

@hexacarbide268 Год назад

great concise breakdown. thx

@SyntheticVoices Год назад

Amazing. Never knew the details of this event.

@bzed88 2 года назад

Great video, you guys have improved so much! Also love your soothing but manly voice too:)

@brad4266 2 года назад

Great video. I love it when you do these lesser known operations.

@ozymandias7592 2 года назад

In the military aviation world, its one of the more well known operations.

@franagorn 2 года назад

@@ozymandias7592 This.

@brad4266 2 года назад

@@ozymandias7592 But lesser known than, say, the Battle of Midway or D-Day, no?

@Veyronp87 Год назад

Love these videos - never even heard of this operation

@jiminyhopkins 2 года назад

Great work, mate!

@fafinaf 2 года назад

I love the more modern operations! Can't wait to see more :)

@DiesiraeL Год назад

Crazy how the last pilot in formation was in the Columbia NASA launch tragedy

@crystallineentity 2 года назад

Holiday tomorrow and Operations Room tonight! Best start ever

@TacticalAnthony 2 года назад

"While the F-15's will intercept any Iraqi aircraft that rise to *challenge* them" Man, imagine being such an undefeated aircraft in warfare that if someone wants to kill you its considered as a "challenge". 100-0 KD ratio is insane

@mobiuscoreindustries 2 года назад

well it is a common military term. if an enemy is moving units with purpose, placing units in such a way that you seek to hinder their objective them is called challenging them. it does not mean that you end up fighting them but you are at least contesting their actions, potentially leading to a fight.

@anuvisraa5786 Год назад

80 to 4 in the real world still amaizing

@Nikolaa5 2 года назад

Great channel, I really enjoy your video's and effort you put to make them.

@20052143 2 года назад

Amazing videos, great commentary and great job, I am from Peru so a good video topic could be "Operación Chavin de Huantar" terrorist hold hostages for several months inside the embassy of the embassador of Japan, and were liberated by peruvian special forces coming from underground

@theoutlook55 2 года назад

I remember learning about that. It really helped cement the security credentials and reputation of Fujimori.

@drear20486 2 года назад

I wrote to you on twitter about the operation and was surprised you responded, fantastic video as always!

@etiennevanier 2 года назад

Amazing work as always, very interesting vignettes of history.

@emesshots1161 Год назад

I love when the UN condemns Israel’s self defense tactics, and Israelis are just like “Oh no! Anyway...”😂😂

@kx7500 Год назад

Define self defense in this case tho

@emesshots1161 Год назад

@@kx7500 credible evidence that Sadaam Husain would use his weapons on Israel.

@NexusWarior211 Год назад

>Self defence Ye just like the Holocaust was German self defence.

@aediasnaini4918 Год назад

In facts Iran and israeli still friend untill today.. all the threat made by Imam Khomeini and shia cleric is just rethoric. I wont believe anything till one missile from iran hit tel aviv.

@balmorrablue3130 Год назад

@@emesshots1161 it’s not self defense to attack someone for possibly possessing a weapon you don’t think they should have

@PershingOfficial 2 года назад

I had no idea Iran 🇮🇷 had secret cooperation with Israel 🇮🇱. Very interesting and why I love this channel. I hope this can be a respectful comment section. You should also cover Operation Outside the Box 📦 2007 Syrian nuclear reactor air strike. Edit: also had no idea that pilot was the same man to be the Israeli astronaut on the Columbia* mission

@lancegideondiokno1774 2 года назад

respect for Israel is nonexistant in youtube comment sections

@Nesher44 2 года назад

Colombia.. Challenger was in 86 or sometime in the 80's

@jhonnyelkins3511 2 года назад

@@lancegideondiokno1774 Only white supremacist support and respect Israel regime.

@bmoney2011 2 года назад

@@lancegideondiokno1774 as it should be.

@emelyarye2641 2 года назад

@@bmoney2011 you're an embarrassing human

@birdsoup777 8 месяцев назад

You make awesome videos. Thank you.

@mattiasilmjarv6193 2 года назад

Was waiting for this!

@tomg1216 2 года назад

Israeli here, ill just sprinkle some food for thought, if i could only somehow describe in words the difficulty of becoming an Israeli fighter pilot, only then maybe you could understand how missions like that are carried out, and Im not trying in any way to be cocky here, i have nothing to gain from it, it's just it always fascinated me that people like that exist in this small country. How can you be that intelligent, that fit, that brave and go through all of that learning and training. Im sure it's difficult in all air forces, but these dudes to this day ACTUALLY put their skills to work. Incredible video

@awildpanther2031 2 года назад

when you got the worlds strongest military and largest economy doing anything you want it's actually quite easy.

@janbaer3241 2 года назад

@@awildpanther2031 Zero US soldiers/pilots/sailors fought in Israel's wars.

@ayylmao2190 2 года назад

@@awildpanther2031 we didnt start helping them until after they 5v1'd the arabs twice. Since then we have also been giving saudi arabia and egypt just as much help

@saddlepiggy Год назад

Wow usually “The Real movie scene” events are only vaguely similar but this is basically exactly the same as the movie

@Balt21Raven 2 года назад

Been waiting for this one.

@peterweatherley7669 2 года назад

Woo! Wanted to see you try this for ages! :)

@joshuagrahm3607 2 года назад

5:00 - what kind of spy movie intrigue bullshit was that? The *king* of an allied country seeing clandestine fighter jets and ringing up the people about to be bombed is ridiculous.

@Orenju11 2 года назад

The coincidence That jordan king was there was ridiculous

@cjclark2002 2 года назад

Coincidences do not exist.

@andresmartinezramos7513 2 года назад

@@cjclark2002 They do

@cjclark2002 2 года назад

@@andresmartinezramos7513 then I have a giant green tower to sell you in Gaul.

@jameson1239 Год назад

@@cjclark2002 your parents meeting is effectively a coincidence unless one was stalking the other

@zonk6125 2 года назад

Big ups bro. You’re talented.

@johnparsons1573 2 года назад

I look forward for your shows. They are magnificent. Thank you

@Erodkp08 2 года назад

5:28 I have read 4 books on the subject and they all say it was the wing 370 Gal fuel tanks. The center they keep them throughout the raid. Proper tank separation at low altitude was a major concern in the raid. Raid on the Sun and Bullseye One reactor are must read for anyone looking into Operation Opera.

@AllisterCaine 2 года назад

Then there is also "loud and clear" by Iftach Spector. It is an amazing account of the raid too. He opened up about having a bad case of flu when he flew the attack and was the only one to miss the reactor. If I remember the book right, he was quite a bit too old for the flight but he couldn't stay home. His son omri has a RU-vid channel where you can find a video of him. I also read his first book, "a dream in black and azure".

@12345fowler 2 года назад

I think before the raid they trained to fly for the long duration it was going to last just to train the crew and see if they could do it. . They did so by flying hours and hours inside while stricly keeping inside their national airspace.

@comer835 2 года назад

I love waiting for these video they are so good

@sanacher101 2 года назад

Great video. Thanks a lot

@NATO32Nations 2 года назад

I’ve always seen your videos and I’m a HUGE fan. Have you ever thought about making non-combat incidents (ex: Frank E. Evans-Melbourne Collision or the Green Ramp Disaster)?

@valfahr126 2 года назад

there was one about the Evergreen

@ethanlohan7589 2 года назад

You should look at Plainly Difficult that’s a similar channel that covers stuff like that

@NATO32Nations 2 года назад

@@ethanlohan7589 Thanks for the recommendation.

@oof6205 2 года назад

Operations Room and Mustard always drop quality when they upload.

@johngalt3568 2 года назад

You’ve stepped up your game! The inclusion of the HUD footage in the lower right corner at takeoff and the footage of the bombing run was great. Perfect rundown of a brilliant mission by a group of superlative pilots.