Tail of an Egyptian MiG-17, one of the seven downed, at Ofira.
Date
October 6, 1973
Location
Sinai, Egypt
Result
Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel
Egypt
Strength
2 F-4 Phantom II aircraft
20 MiG-17 aircraft 8 MiG-21 aircraft
Casualties and losses
None
7 aircraft shot down
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Yom Kippur War
Syrian front
1st Hermon
Valley of Tears
Model 5
Latakia
2nd Hermon
2nd Latakia
Syrian GHQ Raid
Gown
al-Mazzah Airport Raid
3rd Hermon
Egyptian front
Badr
Fort Budapest
Lahtzanit
Ofira
Romani
Marsa Talamat
Tagar
Baltim
Sinai
Mansoura
Chinese Farm
Abirey-Halev
Egyptian Missile Bases Raid
25th Brigade ambush
Ismailia
Scud missile attack
Suez
International front
Nickel Grass
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 Ofir at Sharm el-Sheikh came under attack by 20 Egyptian Air Force MiG-17s and their eight MiG-21 escorts. Not realizing the extent of the attack, Israel quickly scrambled two F-4E Phantom II fighter jets. The Israeli pilots proceeded to jettison their external fuel tanks and engage all 28 MiGs in aerial combat. In just under six minutes, seven Egyptian MiGs had been shot down and the remaining Egyptian planes disengaged and returned to Egypt.[1] The Israeli Phantoms returned to their base.[2] The Egyptians dispute the Israeli account of the battle, but they never did provide their own version of what happened.[3] One of the Egyptian pilots killed was Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's half-brother, Atef.[4]
^Aloni (2001), p. 80
^Pollack (2002), p. 125
^Nicolle, David; Cooper, Tom (2004-05-25). Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat. Osprey Publishing. pp. 38–39. ISBN 1-84176-655-0.
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