January 7th, 1949 - Israel Vs Britain - the sole encounter between the RAF and the IAF , resulting in 5 downed British aircraft.
April 7th, 1967 - Six MiGs in a single day - the climatic end to the War for the Water and the beginning of the Six Days War.
June 5th, 1967 - Operation "Moked" - the pre-emptive strike that launched the Six Days War.
December 26th-27th 1969 - Operation "Rooster" - the hijacking of the Egyptian radar at Ras - Arab.
July 30th, 1970 - Israel Vs USSR - Egyptian MiGs flown by Russian pilots attempt to intercept Israeli Mirages and Phantoms.
October 9th, 1973 - The attack on the Syrian General Command - probably the most famous operation of the Yom-Kippur war.
June 3rd-4th, 1976 - Operation "Jonathan" - The rescue of Israeli hostages held in Entebbe, Uganda.
June 7th, 1981 - Bombing "Osirak" - Destruction of the Iraqi nuclear plant near Baghdad.
June 9th, 1982 - A long sought revenge - Disabling the Syrian SAMs in the Bekaa Valley.
October 1st, 1985 - The long reach of the IAF - The PLO headquarters in Tunis come under attack.
May 24th-25th, 1991 - Operation "Solomon" - Airlifting thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
IAF Operations during The Al-Aqsa Intifada - A day by day account.
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