Operation Rimon 20
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Operation Rimon 20
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Rimon 20 was the code name of an aerial battle in 1970 which pitted the Israeli Air Force directly against Soviet fighter pilots stationed in Egypt during the War of Attrition. Israel planned the dogfight in order to send a message that it would no longer tolerate direct Soviet military involvement in its conflict with Egypt. In the afternoon of July 30, 1970, four Israeli Mirage IIIs crossed into Egyptian airspace, flying in tight formation so as to appear as a single aircraft. As expected, fo
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1970 aerial battle between Israel and the Soviet Union
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rimon_20
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2024-02-25T06:24:34Z
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