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Israel’s Attrition War Showdown with Russian MiGs
The French made Mach 2 capable Mirage IIIc entered service with the Israeli Air Force in April of 1962. During a four year gestation period, IAF engineers worked with Marcel Dassault to improve the fighter’s gun sight, engine reliability, and lethality of the Mirage’s twin 30mm Defa guns. The Mirage’s first kill came during France’s Bestial celebration on July 14, 1966 when Yoram Agmon of the 101 squadron, flying Mirage no. 59, downed a Syrian MiG-21F-13 for the first MiG-21
Yoav Efrati
Aug 5, 202511 min read
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