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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikojan-Gurevič MiG-21 |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Somewhere in Iraq -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed because of fuel starvation after trying to intercept two IDF RF-4E (S) Phantom (Tail Nr 498 and 499) of 119 Squadron on a highly classified reconnaissance flight.
RF-4E(S) [Tail Nr 498] flown by G. Sheffer / Y Naveh was credited with the victory.
Sources:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/133011#.VKrrWZt0xZQ
The Sword of David. The Israeli Air Force at war. (Don McCarthy) Page 63-64
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2015 20:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Mar-2016 13:43 | Ray Scorpio | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Sep-2018 12:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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