1973 raid on al-Mazzah Airport
33°28′41″N 36°13′29″E / 33.478131°N 36.224836°E
| 1973 raid on al-Mazzah Airport | |||||||
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| Part of the Yom Kippur War | |||||||
Israeli F-4E | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel | Syria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Moshe Dayan Benny Peled | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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8 F-4 Phantoms 2 A-4 Skyhawks 4 Mirage IIIC 3 helicopters |
Syrian Air Defense Force Syrian Air Force | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 F-4E Phantom II destroyed 1 F-4E Phantom II damaged |
1 airfield destroyed 2 MiG-21s destroyed | ||||||
The 1973 raid on al-Mazzah Airport took place on October 13, 1973, and was one of a series of bombing raids carried out by the Israeli Air Force deep inside Syria during the Yom Kippur War.