F5E was the simplest and least capable of three Iranian fighters employed in the war against Iraq. But Iranians didn't spare them and in the first phase of this conflict, F5Es flew many deep strike missions against Iraqi targets. Some of them were able to successfully fight Iraqi airplanes and the leading F5 pilot was Yadolah Sharifirad. On day 65 of the war, he flew a twoship mission against an Iraqi observation post. At one moment, he thought he had come under AAA fire. When turning his head to check on his wingman, there was a very unpleasant surprise an Iraqi MiG21 attacking him with his gun.

Sources:
Babak Taghvaee Iranian Tigers at War: Northrop F5A/B, F5E/F and SubVariants in Iranian Service since 1966
https://amzn.to/3gRcfQo
Yadollah Sharifirad Flight of the Patriot: Escape from Revolutionary Iran
https://amzn.to/3W6Bvm0

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