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no longer flying into Egypt, in the hope that this would satisfy the
Soviets. The Soviets and Egyptians, however, now began rolling their combined air defence array towards the canal zone, threatening to deprive Israel of its aerial superiority. The Israeli air force targeted both the Egyptian SAM batteries and ancillary infrastructure, but by the end of June two F-4 Phantoms had fallen to SAMs and two more in July. Moreover, Soviet fighters were also expanding their sphere of operations and it was becoming apparent that the Soviets, bolstered by their success, were actively seeking an engagement. On July 25 Soviet MiG-21s intercepted Israeli
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malfunction and had to abort the mission. Wary of leaving Neuner alone in hostile territory, Even-Nir escorted his wingman back to
Rephidim. A 101 Squadron pair, Iftach Spector and Michael Tzuk, were scrambled to replace them. Spector, however, soon lost sight of Tzuk and ordered him to return to base, proceeding into the battle by himself. The remaining 117 pair, Koren and Richter, were also about to engage the Soviet fighters.
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a tremendous explosion – but the MiG came out of the cloud of smoke apparently unharmed. That made me mad and I fired a second missile – which turned out to be unnecessary. The
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on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it was nevertheless superior in the air. The opportunity to punish the
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missile at the MiG, yet the distance was too great and the missile fell harmlessly to the ground. Koren also attempted a missile launch, only to discover that he had jettisoned his missiles along with his fuel tanks when he entered the battle. Koren was closing into cannon range when an AIM-7 Sparrow
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Asher Snir had also separated from his wingman to chase MiGs. Finding himself in the midst of a number of MiGs and
Phantoms, he opted to chase one of the Soviet fighters. As the MiG was pulling away from the Mirage, Snir let off an AIM-9D which struck the MiG-21's underbelly. Captain Yevgeny Yakovlev
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was under serious threat, not only on the west bank of the Suez Canal, but over
Israeli-controlled territory as well. The Israeli Air Force therefore proposed to take the Soviets head-on, hoping to demonstrate that although it possessed no operational answer to the extensive air defence array forming
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Israeli government, fearful of confronting a superpower and the possible consequences, directed the IAF to keep its distance from the Soviet forces. Operation Priha was soon curtailed, and as the Soviets made their presence felt, terminated outright. By the end of April 1970 Israeli aircraft were
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all-weather interceptors were sent to Egypt to bolster defences. They also prepared their own counter-ambush a few days later. Dummy missile batteries were set up to lure
Israeli fighter jets in while the real missiles were concealed. The Israelis took the bait. One Israeli F-4 Phantom was shot down
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Suddenly we found ourselves, me and my number 2, along with a lone 117 Squadron jet, pursuing a MiG flying at low level and almost at the speed of sound. As we saw it, the biggest threat was that the 117 pilot would claim our MiG. We launched a "Sparrow", though one shouldn't at that altitude and in
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One of the Mirages (flown by Asher Snir) fired an air-to-air missile seconds after the battle began. The missile hit a MiG and set it on fire. The pilot bailed out; the aircraft went into a spin and dropped like a stone from 30,000 ft . The Russian pilot's parachute opened right away – it's not
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did not change the course of the war. Another IAF F-4 Phantom was lost to an SA-3 on August 3 and another damaged. The new level of escalation, however, proved too ominous for all involved. Neither Israel nor Egypt could secure a clear advantage, yet both could claim military achievements. American
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The engagement had lasted a little less than three minutes. As the Soviets could yet scramble more aircraft to the scene, Motti Hod gave the order for all remaining aircraft to disengage and withdraw. While the Mirages headed to Rephidim to refuel prior to their return to their home bases in Israel
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led by captains Yurchenko and Saranin. A MiG from the latter formation soon aborted the mission after encountering engine problems. Twelve more MiGs were later launched from Kawm Ushim and al-Qatamiyah (also known as Wadi Al Jandali, near Kafr Mas'ud). Two Soviet quartets were vectored to intercept
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First details of the encounter appeared in the international press within hours of the event. Israel had claimed the downing of 4 Egyptian aircraft, not disclosing the true identity of the participants, while Egypt denied losing any aircraft. More details, however, soon became available. The true
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Another MiG-21 trying to make its way away from the battle zone was being chased by Avraham Salmon. Having spotted Salmon on his tail, Vladimir Zhuravlev was maneuvering hard to deny Salmon the opportunity to shoot him down. Salmon had already fired a missile that failed to cause any damage, when
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As the first MiGs were 20 km out and approaching from the west, Amos Amir led his four aircraft in a 270° climbing turn that brought them on a westerly heading. They had, however, turned too tightly. Instead of drawing the MiGs westward, they were now facing them head-on. As the Mirages were
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Leaving nothing to chance, Motti Hod decided to assemble the best possible squad for the mission. Airmen selection rested with the Squadron commanders and each subsequently selected himself. Amos Amir, commanding 119 Squadron and a 5-kills ace at the time, selected Asher Snir (11 kills), Avraham
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Egyptian military leaders were pleased with the outcome of the battle because the Soviets had long been criticizing Egypt's aerial losses to Israel and attributing them to a lack of skill among Egyptian fighter pilots. The Soviets kept quiet about the incident so as to avoid the embarrassment of
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The Egyptians themselves reacted with ill-concealed delight at the outcome of the engagement. They had previously suffered intense criticism of their own performance and boasts of superior Soviet skills, when in fact the Soviets had fallen for tactics the Egyptians were already familiar with.
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With the battle underway, Israeli reinforcements were ordered into the fight. The four 117 Squadron Mirages which had been lurking at low altitude over the Sinai, beyond the reach of Egyptian and Soviet radar, were pulling up and proceeding westward when Itamar Neuner's jet suffered an engine
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While the Phantoms maintained mutually protective pairs, the less disciplined Mirage pilots broke apart to individually engage their opponents. Avraham Salmon and Avi Gilad separated as the battle began and Salmon was soon the first to score a kill. Spotting two MiGs on the tail of a pair of
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closing in on the MiGs, the four Phantoms were approaching the area at low altitude and at a line abreast. The original plan had called for the Phantoms to zip in from below, behind and beneath the MiG-21s pursuing the Mirages, and pick them off with their radar-guided
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Two minutes had passed by now and both Mirages and MiG-21s were low on fuel and starting to depart the combat zone. Avihu Bin-Nun spotted one such MiG flying at 1,000–2,000 feet (300–610 m) with 117 Squadron's Koren and Richter on his tail. Richter had launched a
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alone, freeing Egyptian air defence assets to engage the IAF over the canal zone. Their presence and active participation in the defence of Egypt was not made public and denied long afterwards, yet picked up by Israeli intelligence not long after their arrival.
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at low altitude, entering Egyptian airspace before turning north and ascending to 35,000 feet (11,000 m). Flying in tight formation to appear as a single or double target on a routine reconnaissance flight, the four Mirages were each armed with a pair of
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Spector's 101 Squadron Mirage joined the fight and fired another pair at the MiG. Although at least one struck home, these too failed to bring the aircraft down, and it continued to fly away to the northwest. Salmon continued to give chase to the vicinity of
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part ways and go after their own quarries. Sella set his sights on one of the MiGs yet failed to get into position to fire his missiles. When the MiG performed a tight turn and came face to face with the Phantom, Sella himself performed a tight
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were scrambled to intercept what they believed to be a routine Israeli reconnaissance flight. They were soon joined by an additional eight MiGs. As the Soviet fighters closed in on the Mirages, they were ambushed by four Israeli
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Snir, however, in the heat of pursuit and without the protection of a wingman, had failed to spot a MiG-21 closing in on his tail. Captain Vladimir Ivlev fired an AA-2 Atoll at the Mirage, which exploded in the exhaust of the
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Salmon (6) and Avi Gilad (2) to accompany him. Uri Even-Nir, commanding 117 Squadron and already credited with 3 kills, was to be accompanied by Itamar Neuner (4), Yehuda Koren (7) and Kobi Richter (7).
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pressure to end a conflict with the potential to draw in both the United States and the USSR soon bore fruit. On August 7, 1970, a ceasefire agreement came into effect, ending the War of Attrition.
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of Egypt therefore turned to the Soviet Union for assistance. Nasser visited Moscow on January 24–25, 1970, and persuaded his hosts to expand Soviet assistance. An entire division of the
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Phantoms, he warned his comrades of the approaching danger before leveling off behind the rear MiG and launching an AIM-9D. The MiG exploded, killing pilot Nikolai Yurchenko.
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identity of the MiG pilots was reported within days, and confirmed by Prime Minister Meir in late October 1970 when discussing the Soviet presence in Egypt:
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passed him by. It struck its target, disintegrating it to bits and killing pilot Kamenev. The missile had been launched by Avihu Bin-Nun and Shaul Levi:
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Thursday, July 30, 1970, began as yet another day in the ongoing War of Attrition with the IAF striking Egyptian positions along the Suez Canal. 69 and
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in January laid bare Egypt's inability to counter Israeli supremacy not only along the canal but in the Egyptian heartland as well. President
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their defeat. It was one of the final engagements of the War of Attrition and is widely believed to have contributed to its conclusion.
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the intruding "reconnaissance" flight, while another two were directed at what were thought to be Skyhawks on a ground attack mission.
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1811:"Israel claims four Egyptian jets shot down in Suez Canal battle"
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1865:"Israel Says Downed Jets Were Piloted by Russians"
1701:"How Israel Shot Down 5 Russian MiGs in 3 Minutes"
1458:"The Russians couldn't believe what was happening"
1456:Rapaport, Amir; Assenheim, Omri (July 13, 2005).
794:While a morale boosting achievement for Israel,
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1917:United Press International (August 12, 1972).
1863:United Press International (August 12, 1970).
700:Israeli Air Force 69 Squadron F-4E Phantom II.
2258:Cold War military history of the Soviet Union
1736:"Soviet Air-to-Air Victories of the Cold War"
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2145:Nicolle, David; Cooper, Tom (2004).
2023:ОПЕРАЦИЯ «КАВКАЗ» (Operation Kavkaz)
1892:"Israel Shot Down Four Russian Jets"
1836:Associated Press (August 4, 1970).
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1955:Nordeen and Nicolle 1996, p. 253.
1424:Nicolle & Cooper 2004, p. 32.
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1492:"War of Attrition, 1969–1970"
1351:Damaged Asher Snir's Mirage.
2268:Egypt–Soviet Union relations
2130:. Smithsonian. p. 239.
1490:Cooper, Tom (May 11, 2009).
1325:Ejected (?), KIA. born 1932
1177:Squadron CO, KIA. born 1937
1088:Squadron deputy CO. 1 kill.
454:. One Skyhawk was hit by an
1977:Remez and Ginor, p. 212-213
1790:Shalom 2007, pp. 1064–1065.
1781:Shalom 2007, pp. 1062–1063.
1725:Shalom 2007, pp. 1055–1058.
1713:Shalom 2007, pp. 1052–1053.
1690:Shalom 2007, pp. 1049–1051.
1672:Shalom 2007, pp. 1046–1048.
1660:Shalom 2007, pp. 1044–1045.
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2278:July 1970 events in Africa
1738:. ACIG.org. Archived from
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1896:The Sydney Morning Herald
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2028:August 2, 2012, at the
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386:Egypt had launched the
158:4 F-4E Phantom IIs
2207:Shalom, Danny (2007).
2105:Aloni, Shlomo (2004).
2084:Aloni, Shlomo (2004).
2063:Aloni, Shlomo (2001).
2044:Adamsky, Dima (2006).
1869:The Milwaukee Sentinel
1649:Mirage and Nesher Aces
1555:Mirage and Nesher Aces
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1196:Yevgenniy G. Yakovlev
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2066:Arab-Israeli Air Wars
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1943:Shalom 2007, p. 1067.
1799:Shalom 2007, p. 1066.
1772:Shalom 2007, p. 1060.
1760:Shalom 2007, p. 1059.
1681:Adamsky 2006, p. 171.
1634:Shalom 2007, p. 1042.
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1616:Shalom 2007, p. 1040.
1607:Shalom 2007, p. 1039.
1598:Adamsky 2006, p. 170.
1415:O'Neill 1998, p. 227.
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1923:St. Petersburg Times
1589:Norton 2004, p. 206.
176:5 aircraft destroyed
1742:on January 11, 2010
1224:Vitaliy F. Saranin
374:Soviet intervention
2170:Midland Publishing
1571:Aloni 2001, p. 73.
1285:Squadron CO, KIA.
1210:Georgiy A. Syrkin
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1842:Ocala Star-Banner
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1740:the original
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1645:Phantom Aces
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1643:Aloni 2004,
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1557:, pp. 62–63.
1554:
1553:Aloni 2004,
1529:
1524:, pp. 13–14.
1522:Phantom Aces
1521:
1520:Aloni 2004,
1495:. Retrieved
1466:. Retrieved
1461:
1437:, pp. 57–58.
1434:
1433:Aloni 2004,
1429:
1420:
1411:
1370:al-Qutamiya
1358:al-Qutamiya
1345:al-Qutamiya
1332:al-Qutamiya
1037:Mirage IIIC
1019:Mirage IIIC
1001:Mirage IIIC
994:Michael Tzuk
982:Mirage IIIC
965:Mirage IIIC
958:Kobi Richter
948:Mirage IIIC
941:Yehuda Koren
930:Mirage IIIC
912:Mirage IIIC
905:Uri Even-Nir
895:Mirage IIIC
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857:Mirage IIIC
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603:116 Squadron
588:113 Squadron
581:110 Squadron
577:201 Squadron
574:
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549:101 Squadron
545:117 Squadron
534:119 Squadron
518:
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161:24 MiG-21MFs
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112:Soviet Union
87:Belligerents
42:Part of the
29:
1929:January 30,
1925:. p. 7
1902:January 30,
1898:. p. 3
1875:January 30,
1871:. p. 2
1848:January 30,
1844:. p. 6
1821:January 30,
1817:. p. 1
1746:January 31,
1497:January 31,
1468:January 30,
1464:(in Hebrew)
1319:Kom Ashwin
1306:Kom Ashwin
1293:Kom Ashwin
1279:Kom Ashwin
1094:Ehud Hankin
1071:Aviem Sella
773:Anwar Sadat
752:Ramat David
737:Shared kill
682:Atar engine
565:Aviem Sella
523:69 Squadron
392:Six-Day War
351:Mirage IIIs
338:Mirage IIIs
2232:Categories
1399:References
1266:Beni Suef
1263:V. Suprun
1253:Beni Suef
1240:Beni Suef
1227:Beni Suef
1213:Beni Suef
1199:Beni Suef
1185:Beni Suef
1171:Beni Suef
1052:Shaul Levi
850:Asher Snir
655:AA-2 Atoll
579:Phantoms,
491:Golda Meir
456:AA-2 Atoll
435:Alexandria
396:Suez Canal
369:Background
349:and eight
275:Rooster 53
68:Suez Canal
1373:MiG-21MF
1361:MiG-21MF
1348:MiG-21MF
1335:MiG-21MF
1322:MiG-21MF
1309:MiG-21MF
1296:MiG-21MF
1282:MiG-21MF
1269:MiG-21MF
1256:MiG-21MF
1243:MiG-21MF
1230:MiG-21MF
1219:Ejected.
1216:MiG-21MF
1202:MiG-21MF
1188:MiG-21MF
1174:MiG-21MF
1160:Aircraft
888:Avi Gilad
832:Amos Amir
821:Aircraft
818:Squadron
758:Aftermath
724:Shafrir 2
641:markings.
627:Beni-Suef
439:Aswan Dam
132:Amos Amir
2026:Archived
1387:See also
1191:damaged
1132:sources
796:Rimon 20
607:Rimon 20
591:Ouragans
584:Vautours
541:Hurghada
519:Rimon 20
499:Rimon 20
460:Rephidim
437:and the
416:MiG-21MF
319:רימון 20
311:Rimon 20
296:Rimon 20
254:Bulmus 6
174:4 killed
151:Strength
66:West of
62:Location
37:Rimon 20
18:Rimon 20
1990:, p.112
1462:Ma'ariv
1163:Status
1112:Uri Gil
808:Israeli
505:Prelude
359:MiG-21s
342:MiG-21s
241:Karameh
143:†
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1139:Soviet
744:Helwan
614:Sokhna
601:, and
571:Battle
404:Nasser
355:MiG-21
315:Hebrew
289:Rhodes
228:Rumani
139:
100:Israel
75:Result
1404:Notes
1157:Base
1154:Name
815:Name
784:Su-15
495:Rimon
452:Sinai
431:Cairo
282:Priha
268:Raviv
261:Boxer
247:Shock
235:Eilat
2213:ISBN
2195:ISBN
2174:ISBN
2151:ISBN
2132:ISBN
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