Tabuk late '80's
Taxydual on 'liaison visit'.
Israeli's send an RF4
PR aircraft on a regular basis (ie you could set your watch by the timing of the overflight).
3 x RSAF on QRA.
All scrambled.
No 1 loses a donk on takeoff. Crashes in the bondhu.
No 2 forgets to remove the pitot tube cover, aborts.
No 3 realises he has no 'mates' to go with him and votes to no-go.
All 3 pilots were 'of the Royal House' (ie money no object), they 'bought' their Pilots Wings rather than earned them.
30 years down the line, I don't think much has changed.
Edited due to successful memory relight.
It was early '80's not late. (81?)
Aircraft were Lightnings.