Samurra Air Battle
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title:
Samurra Air Battle
text:
Operation Samurra was an operation by the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) during the Gulf War to decisively engage McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle fighters from the United States Air Force (USAF) using Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 interceptors, and break the "wall" of F-15s that the Coalition had established along Iraq's border with Iran. It demonstrated the last true offensive operation of the IQAF before grounding their air assets in an attempt to preserve them for future use. Through careful planning and coo
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Iraqi Air Force operation in the Gulf War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurra_Air_Battle
date created:
2016-11-29T03:49:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T09:48:52Z
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