Another Fantastic and unique mission from RedBear. This one following a C130 Hercules in for a quick rescue mission into the desert. Hornets, Tomcats, M2000’s and Warthogs all running defence for the big Herc. Great fun and one for a future re-run.
8 pilots from 3 (F) Squadron, 617 Squadron and IX (B) Squadron flew Operation: Deep Extraction2 over Syria on Tuesday, 13 October, finishing with 20 air-to-air and 17 ground kills for the loss of 9 aircraft.
After-action report
From SPARTAN
- Date
- Tue 13 Oct 2026
- Theatre
- Syria
- Duration
- 1h 14m
- Pilots
- 8
- Squadrons
- 3 (F) Squadron, 617 Squadron and IX (B) Squadron
20
Air-to-air kills
17
Ground kills
8
Sorties
9
Aircraft lost
6.7
Flight hours
3 (F) Squadron
2 pilots
| Callsign | Airframe | A/A | A/G | Lost | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyRack | Mirage 2000C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Dropdead | C-130J-30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 |
617 Squadron
4 pilots
| Callsign | Airframe | A/A | A/G | Lost | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baggers | A-10C II | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Blooders | F/A-18C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Simo | A-10C II | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Trigati | F/A-18C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
IX (B) Squadron
2 pilots
| Callsign | Airframe | A/A | A/G | Lost | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick | F-14B(U) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| RedBear | AH-64D | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 |
