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Chapter 2655 The Great Escape (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

The roar of 24 Tomcats taking off in succession shook the entire sky, the roar of the fighter jet engines drowning out everything else.

The attention of all the guards and militiamen in the base was firmly drawn to the air, and they even looked at the planes in the sky with a kind of surprise.

It's really spectacular!

At that moment, everyone assumed it was just another routine patrol.

No one noticed that some officers inside the tower had quietly left. As soon as they left the tower, they jumped into Warrior off-road vehicles and drove towards the hangar.

No one noticed that the six C-130 transport planes were moving from the front of the hangar toward the taxiway.

"Transport aircraft, take off immediately! Proceed to the runway and prepare for takeoff!"

After receiving the order, the pilot of the first C-130 transport plane immediately pushed the throttle, and the plane quickly moved forward along the runway.

The dispatcher inside the tower only noticed the anomaly at this point and immediately called out over the radio:

"Transport plane 023, stop taxiing immediately! Takeoff is not permitted without permission! Repeat: Stop immediately!"

The driver completely ignored the tower's warnings and continued to accelerate.

"How is this going?"

Hassan shouted:
"Nadim, Nadim..."

Where are his men?

Just then, Said flew past the tower at supersonic speed in his F-14 fighter jet, and the huge sonic boom caused all the glass in the tower to shatter with a crash.

"My brothers!"

At this moment, Said's voice was broadcast throughout the base via public radio, his tone calm but tinged with dissatisfaction and anger:

“We have all seen what the leaders did after they came to power. They did not give power to everyone as promised, but instead usurped power and launched a purge. Their purges have never stopped, and our comrades have died under their butcher’s knife! We will not sit idly by and let the leaders slaughter us!”

We are about to fly to other countries. All brothers who refuse to be enslaved are welcome to seize this opportunity and leave with us!

Said's appeal immediately caused a huge uproar within the base.

On the ground, the pilots who had been hesitant looked at each other, having had enough of their constant anxiety.

"Damn it, God help me, I need to get out of this hellhole!"

Soon someone was piloting an F-2 fighter jet toward the runway.

With someone taking the lead, more people joined in.

One by one, the fighter jets that were originally parked on the tarmac were started up, and the pilots ignored the guards' obstruction and drove to the runway, and then joined the formation in the air after taking off.

The guards tried to stop them; some fired their guns at the fighter jets, while others blocked the runway with armored vehicles.

"Attention all crews, provide cover for your ground comrades taking off!"

Said ordered his fighter planes to swoop down and strafed the armored ground guards with their machine guns; they even dropped bombs.

Other F-14 fighters followed suit, repelling the guards who attempted to stop them with air strikes, creating an opportunity for their comrades to leave.

"Aishid, you lead the main force to cover the transport planes' evacuation and advance towards Iraq!"

Said said:
"I led a small squad to stay behind and cover the retreat of the other comrades."

"Understood! Be careful!"

Eshid's voice came through, and then he led most of his F-14 fighters to escort six C-130 transport planes full of family members away from the base.

Said then appealed again through public channels:

"Any comrades who want to leave, take off in your fighter jets immediately! Ground crew who want to leave, head to the transport hangar immediately, there are still transport planes there! We will not abandon any brother who wants to leave here!"

His appeal rekindled people's hope.

The ground crew at the base put down their tools and ran toward the transport aircraft hangar.

Some pilots who were originally under the control of the guards also took the opportunity to break free and jump into fighter jets.

Some even drove the base's armored vehicles, broke through the guards' blockade, rushed into the living quarters, picked up their families, and headed towards the transport plane hangar.

On the ground, hundreds of cars drove out of the residential area, forming a long convoy. Under the cover of more than a dozen armored vehicles, they crashed through the barbed wire and entered the airport, heading towards the transport hangar. Meanwhile, more than thirty fighter jets—including F-14s, F-2s, and some F-4s—were circling over the base, continuously dropping aerial bombs to cover the evacuation of personnel on the ground.

Their fighter jets repeatedly dove and bombed, clearing a safe passage for their comrades. Their bombing raids rendered the poorly trained militia and guards unable to threaten the airfield, allowing the pilots and officers to successfully take control. During this time, dozens more pilots joined the formation in fighter jets of various types, and some even flew attack helicopters to attack militia members attempting to return to the airfield.

Under their cover, thousands of ground crew members and their families also successfully boarded the transport plane.

他们不仅开走了全部可以短距离起飞的C130运输机，甚至还从机库内驶出了2架波音的447客机，巴列维时期曾经从 TWA、Eastern等航司购得 11架二手 747-100/131客机，并由波音改装为军用运输机。

Such large transport planes can even accommodate six or seven hundred people. Soon, under the cover of the air and the ground, the pilots took off one after another from the runway.

Watching the planes take off one after another, Colonel Hassan, who was in charge of controlling the air force base, was furious.

"Damn it, these damn guys..."

Although he was trembling with anger, he was powerless to do anything about it.

Their weapons were completely ineffective against the fighter jets in the air, and they could only watch helplessly as one fighter jet after another and one transport plane after another took off from the base and flew into the distance.

Moreover, just as Hassan was trying to mobilize more militia to attack the airport, an armed helicopter delivered more than a dozen rockets directly to the tower.

The tower was destroyed in the violent explosion.

Only after the last transport plane, fully loaded with personnel, took off did Said lead his small team to catch up with the main force. By then, the entire escape convoy had grown to a size of 75 fighter jets and 25 transport planes. The massive formation of fighter jets led the way, with the transport planes in the middle, forming a grand escape procession that flew towards Iraq.

"Attention all crews, maintain formation. We will be flying toward Basra. We will continue to call for other pilots to join us along the way!"

Said gave the order over the radio.

Basra is an important city in southern Iraq, close to the Iranian border, while along the long road are Iranian air force bases and air defense positions.

As the escape convoy flew toward Basra, Said again appealed via public radio:

"Fellow pilots of Iran, the cleric's sword is raised, freedom lies ahead! If you do not wish to be killed, join us, fly together toward freedom, and let us fight for our own survival!"

His appeal was answered. Several Iranian fighter jets that were on patrol hesitated for a moment before resolutely breaking away from their formation and joining the fleeing group.

These pilots had long been dissatisfied with the cleric's rule, but had never had the opportunity to rebel. Now, the large-scale exodus from Tehran gave them hope of escaping.

During their escape, they also encountered interception by Iranian air defense forces. However, these interceptions were mostly symbolic; the anti-aircraft missiles simply exploded around the formation without directly targeting the aircraft.

Many of the soldiers and pilots in the air defense forces were comrades-in-arms from the old royal era, and they were unwilling to fire on their own people. Some air defense radars even deliberately disabled their lock-on capabilities, allowing the escape formations to pass.

Sometimes, there is a shared resonance between people.

More than an hour later, the escape convoy finally reached the Iraqi border.

As the first F-14 fighter jet crossed the border and entered Iraqi airspace, the Iraqi Air Force's voice came through the walkie-talkie:
"This is the Iraqi Air Force. We have received instructions to provide you with escort. The airfield ahead is ready. If you wish to land, please wag your wings twice to indicate that you have received the signal, and we will provide you with shelter."

Upon hearing this, all the pilots breathed a sigh of relief, and many even shed tears of emotion.

They succeeded; they escaped the country that was regressing to the old era, the pilots shouting "Long live!" and flapping their wings.

And so, plane after plane landed at the airport.

As they landed, reporters from various countries pointed their cameras at them from the runway at Basra Airport.

And so, audiences from all over the world witnessed this massive air force escape.

News media from various countries are reporting on the event in real time, and television footage clearly shows the massive formation of fighter jets and transport planes.

This escape, involving more than 150 aircraft and thousands of people, was dubbed the "Great Escape of Victory" by media outlets around the world and became the most shocking moment in this dramatic upheaval in Iran.

Who could have imagined that such a large-scale exodus would occur when that cult leader was in control of everything?

When Saeed landed his F-14 fighter jet at an Iraqi airbase, the ground was already packed with people waiting to greet him.

Iraqi military personnel, journalists from various countries, and staff from the International Red Cross were all waiting for their arrival. At that moment, in the eyes of the outside world, they were undoubtedly a group of "heroes."

As he stepped out of the cockpit, Said looked at the people who had come to greet him and his comrades-in-arms, and gazed at the transport planes landing in the distance. At that moment, his heart was filled with uncertainty about the future.

Now they've fled the country, but what's next?

What awaits them in the future?

(End of this chapter)