Fighting ISIS. An RAF pilot’s high-risk world.
1,195🗣️ "You're very aware of the risk that's involved, you're an aircraft on your own and there are surface-to-air missiles around."
A retired Royal Air Force pilot has given an extraordinary account of the "relentless" nature of flying Typhoon fighter jets during the UK's mission against so-called Islamic State (IS).
Speaking to the BFBS Sitrep podcast, Mike Sutton revealed what it's like flying missions over Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Shader and how he engaged the enemy with his aircraft's gun to save lives on the ground after all his missiles and bombs were used.
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