Desert
Turn tail
Turn tail verb - Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
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Iran's claims of fifty-ish kills on Iraqi MiGs, to one combat loss, are disputed (American F-14s have scored five aerial victories, total), but it's worth noting that whenever Iraqi pilots saw F-14s during Operation Desert Storm, their unanimous reaction was to turn tail and flee.
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