Double MiG Killer: OP Denney

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OP Denney, Episode 75.

OP Denney shares his incredible journey from growing up as the son of a Vietnam-era Army aviator to becoming an F-15C Eagle pilot, USAF Weapons School graduate and MiG killer during Operation Desert Storm. He walks us through fighter culture in the 1980s, his training with the Red Eagles, the challenges of integrating new technology into the F-15, and the dramatic encounter that led to his two air-to-air kills over Iraq. This is a candid and detailed look at the mindset, preparation, and execution of air combat from one of the most experienced Eagle drivers of his generation.

0:00 intro teaser “ballsy tanker”
2:02 welcome OP
5:05 channel endorsed by Mig Killer!
5:45 OPs background and route to the AF (plus a roll call of the Eagle community!)
17:08 Constant Peg experience
24:28 was the “Eagle standard” community wide?
30:10 Golden age of the Eagle?
35:45 The MSIP step
42:25 getting ready to go to war - the Bitburg perspective
55:35 Large Force Employment from an Eagle perspective
59:50 the Eagle wall
1:05:05 expectations and disposition of Eagle force
1:21:00 recollections on the first 10 days
1:28:00 “ballsy tanker” into story
1:29:20 Initial impressions of Iraqi AF
1:31:40 Rivet Joint and Compass Call
1:37:20 Maps and maintaining SA
1:41:20 Mig Kill conversation starts with talk of bombing
1:44:15 ground strafe aside
1:46:50 back to killing Migs!
2:10:00 breaking it down (Langley kill box is yours! The enemy, Mirage intel, radar search considerations and performance)
2:21:20 the human aspect/cost?
2:25:28 returning to “normal” - an adjustment?
2:32:10 passing it on.