East China Sea Incident



East China Sea Incident
=== Date === 8th of September, 2019

=== Location === East China Sea

=== Belligerents === VS
 * WAAF
 * SASR
 * Flight 2704

=== Result === Flight 2704 destroyed before it could enter North Korea

=== Leaders ===
 * Numbat 1
 * Mitch

=== Units ===
 * WAAF 100 squadron

=== Strength ===
 * WAAF: 2
 * SASR: 1

 === Casualties and losses === 1 plane (unknown make)

Introduction
The East China Sea incident was an international emergency off the coast of North Korea. It involved a civilian user who was pretending to be an Air Force One pilot.

Beginning
On the eighth of September, 2019, American Airlines flight 2704 entered North Korean airspace. He was advised to steer clear of this restricted zone by Japan Air Lines pilot JAL6, but he kept flying anyway.

Interception
Seeing the risk of an international incident, Numbat 1 (Lop) from the [Australian Air Force|Western Australian Air Force] requested permission from JAL6 to engage the AAL pilot over North Korea. Although the request was declined, Numbat 1 and his wingman Numbat 5 (Bee) flew to flight 2704's position. Supported by [Air Service Regiment|Special Air Service Regiment] pilot Mitch, they proceeded to demand that the pilot leave the region. Flight 2704 refused, claiming that he was with Air Force One.

Engagement
After several attempts to get Flight 2704 to leave the restricted area, Numbat 1 engaged him, firing a fox 3. The AAL pilot was hit after he attempted to use flares as a countermeasure to the radar-guided missile. Numbat 1 followed up with a fox 1, which also hit. 2704 was damaged but continued to fly. Mitch and Numbat 5 both fired guns at the pilot, causing him to drop into a steady descent towards the South China Sea. Finally, Numbat 5 fired a fox 1 which hit him just before he crashed.

Aftermath
It is believed that no civilians were on board Flight 2704 as it was not registered at any known airport. The fact that the pilot continued to claim he was an Air Force One pilot gave him a FRP label. The pilot also claimed that "AF1 cannot be shot down", which is clearly false. After the success of the incident, Mitch, Lop and Bee flew home to YSRI in Sydney and had a beer.