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Damascus Calling
Exclusive report about military museums in Damascus, Syria.
Jul 8, 2004, 08:14

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Israeli - Syrian Shadow-Boxing
Since the mid-1990s the Israeli and the Syrian air forces were involved in "routine" reconnaissance operations along the mutual borders, executed according some un-written rules. In 2001, however, the situation changed completely.
Sep 30, 2003, 19:19

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Disaster in Lebanon: US and French Operations in 1983
In 1982 and 1983, an international force consisting of US, French, Italian, and British contingents attempted to bring peace to war-thorn Lebanon, and also prevent Israelis, Syrians, and Palestinians from further clashes in this country. The intention failed, eventually, one of the contributing reasons being the disastrous US raid against Syrian and Druze targets in the Beirut area.
Sep 26, 2003, 20:37

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Syrian Tank-Hunters in Lebanon, 1982
One of little-known aspects of the Lebanon War, fought between Israel, PLO, and Syria, in June 1982, was a complex anti-tank battle fought by helicopters of both sides. While at least some details about Israeli attack helicopters were published ever since, almost nothing is known about the Syrians, regardless how interesting and innovative some their tactics was.
Sep 26, 2003, 19:42

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GD/L-M F-16A/B Netz in Israeli Service
Story of the F-16A/B in service with the IDF/AF.
Sep 26, 2003, 19:00

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Dassault Mirage III & Mirage 5/Nesher in Israeli Service
Short summary about Mirage & Nesher in Israeli service
Sep 26, 2003, 18:57

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Early MiG-23M/MS Floggers in Action
Early MiG-23s in Operational Service; this is the original text of the article published in AirEnthusiast, Volume 100 (July/August 2002)
Sep 26, 2003, 09:35

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Syrian Air-to-Air Victories since 1948
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by Syrian pilots since 1948
Sep 25, 2003, 03:48

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Egyptian Air-to-Air Victories since 1948
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Egyptian pilots since 1948

Sep 25, 2003, 03:44

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Different Middle Eastern Air-to-Air Victories since 1964
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by Jordanian, Libyan and Saudi pilots since 1964
Sep 24, 2003, 23:58

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Israeli Air-to-Air Victories since 1974
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Israeli pilots since 1974
Sep 24, 2003, 20:19

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Israeli Air-to-Air Victories in 1973
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Israeli pilots in October 1973
Sep 24, 2003, 20:14

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Battle of el-Mansourah
El-Mansourah or al-Mansurah is a military airfield in Egypt, used exclusively by the Egyptian Air Force, and situationed in the middle of the Nile Delta, at 30� 58' 03.38" N and 031� 26' 03.20" E, with the runways 14/32 (2.769x40m/9.084x131ft) and 17/35 (2.758x40m/9.047x131ft)
According to the Egyptian sources - on 14 October 1973 the largest air battle of the Ramadhan or Teshreen (or Yom Kippour) War developed, in which Egyptian pilots claimed 17 Israeli F-4 Phantoms as shot down. Dr. David Nicolle and Sherif Sharmy chronicled this air battle in an article published in the AirForces Monthly magazine, volume January 1996, which is presented here in the full lenght, thanks to Dr. Nicolle.
The Israelis insist the battle in question never happened and they never suffered similar losses!
Sep 24, 2003, 20:13

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War of Attrition, 1969-1970
Between 1967 and 1973 the Israelis and Arabs - and especially the Israelis and Egyptians - fought a long and bloody "War of Attrition". Officially declared only in 1969 and finished by a cease-fire in the summer of 1970, this conflict saw many additional clashes both before and after this period: especially the air forces were heavily involved and for the pilots and ground personnel there was frequently no difference to an all-out war, despite there being - at least officially - nothing of this kind. Here an overview of this conflict, that saw the first use of most modern SAMs and electronic warfare on both sides.
Sep 24, 2003, 20:09

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Israeli Air-to-Air Victories July 1967 - September 1973
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Israeli pilots during the "War of Attrition", 1967-1972
Sep 24, 2003, 20:09

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Arab Air Forces on 5 June 1967
In an add-enda to the recently published book "Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat", by Dr. David Nicolle and Tom Cooper, Franz Vajda and Tom Cooper provide this in-depth analysis of Arab air power on 5 June 1967.
Sep 24, 2003, 20:08

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Israeli Air-to-Air Victories in 1967
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Israeli pilots in April and June 1967
Sep 24, 2003, 20:00

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Operation Moked: Destruction of Arab Air Forces
On 5 June 1967, the IDF/AF executed the legendary offensive against four Arab air forces, destroying over 300 Arab aircraft and helicopters in little over ten hours of operations. This is a blow-by-blow chronology of known facts about this highly successful operation that was to change the face of the whole Middle East, and influence its history - as well as the development of all the air forces World-wide - for the following 30 years.
Sep 24, 2003, 19:59

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Lebanon and Jordan, 1958
In 1958 the USA and the UK intervenned in Lebanon and Jordan, respectivelly, deplying considerable contingents of troops to support local pro-Western governments. These two emergencies came shortly before the Taiwan Crisis, and one of them proved the worth of the US Navy's large carriers beyond any doubt.
Sep 24, 2003, 19:58

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Canberra Down!
In-depth Study about the loss of a RAF Canberra PR.7 over Syria, in November 1956, kindly supplied by Dr. David Nicolle, with additional informaiton about British-built Meteor fighters in service with the Syrian Air Force
Sep 24, 2003, 19:57

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Suez Crisis, 1956: The War of Stripes
Almost all the aircraft participating in the fighting during the Suez Crisis, in 1956, were marked with some kind of identification stripes. Here is a detailed report about such markings coupled with the full order of battle - down to the last aircraft in service with any of the involved air forces.
Sep 24, 2003, 19:56

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Suez Crisis, 1956
The first in a series of three articles about the "Suez War" or "Suez Crisis" offer a general overview of the developments and the combat operations
Sep 24, 2003, 19:55

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Israeli Air-to-Air Victories in 1948-1966
List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the Israeli pilots and foreign mercenaries flying for Israel in 1948, during the Suez Crisis, in 1956, and during the 1960s
Sep 24, 2003, 19:50

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Syria's Fighting Texans
Extract from the article "Arabian Texans: T-6s, Harvards etc. with Middle East Air Arms" by Dr. David Nicolle. Re-posted at ACIG.org with the author�s kind permission.
Sep 24, 2003, 19:48

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Egypt�s Forgotten Lysanders
As a two-seat artillery-spotting and reconnaissance aircraft, the Westland Lysander was widely used by the RAF during the Second World War. However, most had disappeared from service by mid-1945, but in the Middle East a handful continued flying in another conflict. David Nicolle recounts the story of Oasis Flight � Egypt�s Lysander fleet.
Sep 24, 2003, 19:48

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Stirlings in Egypt
A short history of Short Stirling in Egyptian service
Sep 24, 2003, 19:47

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