Battle
Open on the mapsept MiG-21 égyptiens sont abattus dans un combat aérien à Ofira
6 Oct 1973 · 27.91° N, 34.33° E
What the records say
- When
- 6 Oct 1973
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 27.91° N, 34.33° E
- Description
- sept MiG-21 égyptiens sont abattus dans un combat aérien à Ofira.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Bataille aérienne d'Ofira.
Ofira Air Battle
1973 battle of the Yom Kippur War
The Ofira Air Battle was one of the first air battles of the Yom Kippur War. On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched a massive surprise attack on Israel that included over 200 Egyptian aircraft participating in an opening airstrike. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) Base Ofira at Sharm el-Sheikh came under attack by 20 Egyptian Air Force MiG-17s and their eight MiG-21 escorts.
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