Israel reservist opens up on taking on Iran missiles in 'most complex mission of my life'

Major G described the endless explosions he could see from his cockpit as a scene out of a film (Image: Getty)

An Israeli reservist opened up about his experience taking on the barrage of drones and missiles Iran unleashed on Israel on Saturday night.

The pilot, identified only as 'Major G', described the "endless explosions" in the sky as he and other fellow airmen from Israel, the US and the UK shot down the projectiles.

Iran launched its first direct strike on Israel in retaliation for an air raid on Tehran's consulate in Damascus, Syria on April 1 the Islamic Regime blamed on Tel Aviv.

More than 300 missiles and drones were fired at Israel, prompting the Israeli Air Force to scramble its planes to intercept them with the support of the UK, the US and France.

Major G described the incident as "the most complex mission of my life," as he compared shooting down the missiles to "Top Gun meets Star Wars."

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Iran launched a volley of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for a strike on its consulate (Image: Getty)

Speaking to The Telegraph, the reservist pilot said: "It really was a different thing with hundreds of those UAVs and missiles in the air getting intercepted around you, like Top Gun meets Star Wars, endless explosions and interceptions going on around you.

"It was the most complicated mission I've done in 20 years in the Air Force, knowing that if there is a missed target, maybe it blows up in Israel."

He hailed fellow airmen from Israel's allied forces as an "amazing coalition" for their support in pushing back on the "very aggressive" attack from Iran.

While the experienced pilot accrued over 3,000 flying hours over the years, he conceded that intercepting the missiles remains a very dangerous task.

The Major added: "It's always harder to find and take down these targets in the night. They're flying really low and so you fly low too but you're unable to see the ground."

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He also admitted that he didn't feel particular concerns about his plane being struck but felt enormous pressure at the prospect of failing to intercept a missile and seeing it hit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or other Israeli cities.

The reservist said he scrambled to his plane after receiving a call about the inbound missiles while spending the evening with his family.

Major G, who is a lawyer when he is not piloting fighter planes, noted his wife and children are familiar with the procedure as it wasn't the first time he was suddenly called into action.

He said: "It happens every now and then, but nothing as extreme as last Saturday."

Within hours of downing his last missile, he was already back at his desk "shooting off emails" – a regular occurrence for him and other reservists.