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performed at 22,000 ft (6,700 m)). This was done to avoid detection by Iraqi radars; however, the fighters briefly appeared several times on the radars, but were mistaken for
Turkish aircraft patrolling the border. Colonel Izadseta supervised the operation from a command Boeing 747 that was in Syria's airspace. The Syrian
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and eastern Syria, they crossed mountainous northwestern Iraq and finally joined the
Phantoms over the western Iraqi desert. Each Phantom refueled four times from the tankers, at an altitude of 300 ft (100 m), which was risky and far below any safety standards (aerial refueling is normally
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Izadseta) planned a more sophisticated, surprise operation instead. Senior Iranian military officials had determined that Iraqi Air Force activity was lower in northern Iraq, so a plan was made to approach the Iraqi sites from that direction. To increase their chances, the Iranian
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bombers from the Soviet Union – had been preparing for an imminent major ground and air offensive against Iran. According to
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heavy bombers, as well as two other units with MiG-23BNs and Su-20s, which were hidden in the hangars. This has been disputed by Iraqi officials. Iraqi sources claimed that only a single MiG-21 was damaged in the attack; that the damaged hangars were empty at the time of the attack; and that its
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and then, after refueling in friendly airspace, crossed into Iraq, while the two reserve aircraft returned. A pair of F-14 Tomcats patrolled the area hours before and after the strike began to counter any interception attempts by the Iraqi Air Force. Meanwhile, three
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Phantoms for some 67 minutes, although the Iranians achieved total surprise.
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first and refuel in the air, and then from there they would have a "clean" route passing over the mountains of northern Iraqi–Turkish border, while keeping the altitude at less than 300 ft (100 m) to avoid Iraqi and
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Iranians destroyed at least 48 Iraqi aircraft on the ground with no losses of their own. Based on the results achieved, it is considered one of the most successful raids in the history of
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due to the ongoing war with Iran. Iraq claimed that the bombers were stationed at Tammuz until they were retired from the Iraqi Air Force in the late 1980s, and then were bombed in 1991 during the
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1319:طبق گفته خود عراقيها در اين عمليات 48 فروند هواپيماهاي عراقي و بنا به برخي منابع ديگر تا 80 فروند هواپيما در اين عمليات منهدم شد و بخش زيادي از تجهيزات هوايي دشمن در اين عمليات از بين رفت.
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1785:Iran–Contra
1735:North Korea
1313:13 December
1230:حمله به اچ۳
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663:(6th Basra)
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259:H-3 complex
113: /
2551:Categories
2368:2nd al-Faw
2326:Tanker War
2290:Karbala 10
2211:1st al-Faw
1685:supporters
1495:20 January
1245:References
1160:Casualties
1098:Urmia Lake
1079:Boeing 747
1075:Boeing 707
1071:Boeing 747
1047:Urmia Lake
1025:The attack
983:Mirage F1s
929:The target
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796:Tanker War
767:2nd al-Faw
697:Karbala 10
610:1st al-Faw
228:Casualties
191:1981-04-04
101:39°35′29″E
98:32°44′56″N
86:, western
39:عملیات اچ۳
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2276:Karbala 8
2269:Karbala 7
2262:Karbala 6
2254:Karbala 5
2247:Karbala 4
2240:Karbala 3
2233:Karbala 2
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1962:Sultan 10
1898:Khuzestan
1800:Peshmerga
1745:Singapore
1630:Ettela'at
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676:Karbala 7
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624:Karbala 1
398:Sultan 10
231:20 killed
198:UTC+03:30
172:Objective
74:Strategic
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2422:incident
2227:(Mehran)
2107:Muharram
1995:Morvarid
1950:Kaman 99
1908:Politics
1850:Timeline
1775:for Iraq
1765:for Iraq
1760:for Iran
1740:Pakistan
1551:Archived
1206:Gulf War
1180:, eight
949:Al Anbar
945:Al Walid
871:incident
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626:(Mehran)
410:Morvarid
372:Kaman 99
179:aircraft
79:Location
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2475:Related
2356:Zafar 7
2349:Halabja
2182:Marshes
2157:Kheibar
2092:Ramadan
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1693:Britain
1367:10 July
1176:, five
1147:hangars
1061:, four
1031:Baghdad
1019:Hamadan
911:at the
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755:Zafar 7
736:Dawn 10
583:Marshes
557:Kheibar
492:Ramadan
365:Revenge
220:Outcome
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44:Persian
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2297:Nasr 4
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1715:Israel
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987:France
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788:Mersad
703:Nasr 4
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391:Dezful
352:(1980)
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1981:Kafka
1750:Syria
1720:Italy
1705:Egypt
1123:Syria
1117:near
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