Attack on H3

When

4 Apr 1981

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

32.93° N, 39.74° E

Description

successful operation by Iranian air force against Iraq's air base

1981 Iranian air raid of the Iran-Iraq War

The H-3 airstrike was a surprise air attack by the Iranian Air Force during the Iran–Iraq War on 4 April 1981 against the Iraqi Air Force's H-3 Air Base in western Iraq. The 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 aerial warfare.

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