What the records say
- When
- 23 Sep 1980
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.00° N, 43.00° E
- Description
- 1980 military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Kaman 99
1980 Iran–Iraq War operation
Operation Alborz, more commonly known by the code-name Operation Kaman 99, was an operation launched by the Iranian Air Force in retaliation to Iraqi surprise aerial attacks on Iran the day before which marked the beginning of the 8-year-long Iran–Iraq War. Involving nearly 200 aircraft, it is considered the largest operation carried out by the IRIAF.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “contre-attaque aérienne iranienne sur les bases aériennes irakienne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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