ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94375
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| Date: | Sunday 7 October 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom |
| Owner/operator: | Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Golan Heights -
 Syria
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hatzor, Israel |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by a Syrian MiG-21FL. On October 7, Phantoms launched an attack against Syrian SAM sites, but the Syrian forces were now equipped with the new Soviet-built SA-6 Gainful mobile surface-to-air missile. Syrian forces were also equipped with ZSU-23 mobile radar-controlled anti-aircraft artillery. The SAM-6/ZSU-23 combination proved deadly. No less than six Phantoms and thirty A-4 Skyhawks were lost on this single day. Very few of their pilots manage to escape by parachute. At one time, the Israelis were losing three out of every five aircraft they were sending over Golan. These losses were clearly unsupportable, and Chief of Staff Elazer was forced to temporarily abandon air strikes over Golan in mid-afternoon.
Sources:
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_272.shtml
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f4_41.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2011 17:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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