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Israeli delta fighters pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. The Israeli aerial kill exchange rate and overall air-to-air performance was phenomenal. Although the Israeli pilots were flying Mach 2 fighters, they lacked any modern radar equipment and their MiG-21 flying opponents should have had a performance edge over them. This book details their most signifcant engagements, many of which were essentially World War 2 style dogfights fought with jet aircraft. Because neither side had the combat edge to disengage at will most engagements were a life and death struggle and the introduction of air-to-air missiles and the Israeli Nesher was to prove decisive in this theatre.

Table of Contents

Mach One Warfare
Six Day War
Attrition
The Soviets Intervene
Yom Kippur War
Epilogue
Appendices
Colour plate commentary
Index

Product details

Published Feb 25 2004
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781841766539
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 12 b/w; 105 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 59
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Shlomo Aloni

Shlomo Aloni has authored dozens of books and hund…

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Mark Styling

Illustrator

Mark Postlethwaite

Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1…

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