RAF hero who shot down Iran drones said he enjoyed ice cold beer after operation

The RAF fighter pilot ace who shot down two Iranian drones (Image: The Mirror)

An RAF fighter pilot who blasted two Iranian drones out of the sky over Jordan marked the dramatic moment with a simple reward - an ice-cold beer as the sun came up. The unnamed pilot had spent four hours in the cockpit of an F-35B stealth jet, flying alongside two Typhoon fighters, when his aircraft’s radar detected the incoming threat.

Moments later he fired AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, destroying the two Shahed drones before they could reach their targets. His successful strike on Monday night marked the first time a British F-35B pilot had destroyed a target during an operation. The pilot, who did not want to be named for security reasons, then celebrated with a bottle of Keo, a local Cyprus beer, at sunrise.

He added: "But we had a good time to do that between me and the Typhoons that were airborne at the time to get that done".

After being asked what it was like when he hit the targets, the pilot replied: "You are kind of more concerned about making sure you've shot the right thing. Making sure you positioned the aircraft in the right places.

"It's not a euphoric sense of success, I suppose. I just get out the way and get back on to doing the job again."