FACT CHECK · YOM KIPPUR WAR
Claim: Did Soviet pilots fight Israel's air force?
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Yes, in 1970: on 30 Jul 1970 Israeli jets shot down 5 Soviet-flown MiG-21s with no losses (Operation Rimon 20). Sadat then expelled the Soviet advisers in July 1972.
SOURCE
Britannica 'War of Attrition'; Israeli Air Force history
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Soviet pilots”
- “Russian pilots”
- “War of attrition”
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