In 1981, an Iranian F-14 Tomcat crew claimed shooting down three Iraqi MiG-23s flying in close formation with a single AIM-54 Phoenix missile. This story is very much accepted in aviation media. While certainly possible, is it probable? Are there inconsistencies in the available reports? Check out in this video.
Main sources:
Tom Cooper & Farzad Bishop - Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat
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Lou Benoit - Iranian Tomcats: A Critical Review:Examining the IRIAF F-14 Tomcat Shootdown Claims During the Iran - Iraq War, 7 September 1980 to 20 August 1988
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Tomcat Fights: Iranian F-14s in Combat (Episode 1)
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