AMBUSH IN THE SKIES

Israeli Air Force in War of Attrition

_ _ _ 1967 Six Days War ah Israeli Defence Force te chuan hnehna chiang zetin in an chang a, ni ruk chhung lekin an mahni beihrawn tu Egypt, Syria leh Jordan ramte hnehin Israel ram let thum zet a zau Sinai Peninsula, West Bank leh Golan Height te a chhuhsak hman bawk anih kha. Khawvel mithmuha mualphona nasa tak an han chang kha Egypt President Jamal Abdel Nasser-a zak leh thinrim bawk si leh Sinai Peninsula a hlauh bawk nen engti kawng zawng pawh a Sinai Peninsula tal laklet leh dan ngaihtuah in a thiantha Soviet Union hnenah tanpuina theihtawpa tah awhin a han dil a, Russia chuan lo khawngaihin a ralthuam neih tha ber ber te leh instructors, operators leh mithiam rual tam tak chu Egypt khawpui Cairo ah a thawn lut ta chur chur mai a.

_ _ _ Israeli Military Intellegence te chuan chona thar an hmachhawn ta tlat mai le, hetih hunlai a Israel Intelligence branch te inbiak pawhna tawng hman hi Arabic vek a nih avangin hetia Russia a lo inrawlh takah chuan an zinga Russian tawng thiam tlemte mi 34 lek te chu communication and intelligence centre Sinai ah thawn in Unit thar code name 'Masrega' (knitting needle) an din nghal chuk chuk a, anni hian Egypt a awm Russian Intelligence ho thuruk inthawn vel ngaithlak hna an thawk nghal ani.

_ _ _ April 18, 1970 ah Israeli Air Force 69th Squadron a mi F-4 Phantom fighter pahnih te chu Egypt ramchhung thuk takah thlawk lutin reconnaisance mission an nei a, an mission nei zo thlawk haw leh lampang Israel in a awp chin Sinai Peninsula an rawn kan lai velin Israel Intelligence branch 'Masrega' te chuan an thu ngaihthlak rukna atangin Egypt Jet fighter Mig21 pahnih in F-4 Phantom te hi rawn um in a pilot te chuan Russian tawng an hmang tih an hre ta hlauh mai a, Israel sipai leh political leader te an buai ta nak mai, heihi Russia hian ralthuam mai nilo pilot thlengin a tir lut ani tih an hriat vawikhatna ani.

USA in McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms fighter jet Israel a pek hnu hian Israel hi vansangah a chungnung em em a chhun zan zawmin Egypt ramchhung duh lai lai an bomb mawlh mawlh tawh mai si a chumi counter nan a March 1970 a Russia in Mig-21 Squadron thum lai mai Cairo, Alexandria leh Aswan-a a dah na chhan leh a pilot te hial indona a a rawn chhawpchhuah tak na chhan chu ani.

_ _ _ Russia a in rawlh thuk ru hle tih an hriat hian Russia leh zel han beih chu tha dawn lova a hriat avangin Defence Minister, Moshe Dayan chuan Egypt ram chhung ril tak tak a aerial reconnaisance operation neih chu a ti tawp ta vat a. Mahse Russian pilot ho an awm hle hle thei tlat lo, 20th July,1970 ah Israeli Skyhawk fighter pali patrolling te chu an fighter chungnung leh tuantha fe zawk Mig-21 in an um a pakhat phei chu an kap chhe nghe nghe a,

_ _ _ Israeli Prime Minister nu rothap Golda Meir-i beng an thleng zet chu a dan adang ta zar mai, IAF Hqrs ah Russian fighters te chu zilh nghal turin green light pe ta rap mai le! IAF operation branch te chu an thluak pu ber leh vansang inbeihna a ralrel thiam hmingthang David Porath-a hovin an thu khawm nghal chuk chuk a, vansanga Russian Mig21 fighter te lo ambush dan tur an rel a, an ambush plan hi pawmpui a ni chiah a- Israeli pilot chhuanvawr leh tha ber ber te chu ko khawm in an chet lak dan tur an hrilh hre ta nghal a. July 30, 1970 tlailam her hret ah Arab Air Force thlawhna 67 zet an kahthlak hnu a a dang belh leh ngei tum in an thlawk chhuak ta chur chur mai le

Stage 1:

69th Squadron a F4 Phantom Jet fighter te chu Ramat, David Airbase atanga thlawk chhuak in Suez khawpui chhimchhak lama Egyptian radar post te chu an bei ta nghal a, he radar post an beih ah hian Phantom F4 attack formation hmang lovin Russian hovin an zuam em em A4 Skyhawk fighter (he fighter hi chuan Mig21 te chu khan lo tak ani) attack formation an hmang thung a, Russian pilot te tan chuan Skyhawk fighter emaw ti a nuam sakhai a han chhaih kual vel a chakawm ngawt ang le.

Stage 2:

119 Squadron ami French kutchhuak Mirage IIIC pali te chu Tel-Nof Airbase atanga thlawk chhuak in hniam takah leihrut lo chauhin an thlawk a, Egyptian airspace an lut chiah a thlawhna pakhat anga a lang turin a in hnaih thei ang berin an in bawhthuah a vansang tak- 35,000 feet a sang ah an in vawrh chho daih a, hetia vansang taka an awm hi Egyptian radar chuan thlawhna pakhat reconnaisance aircraft enthlak hna thawk angin a lo hmu a.

Stage 3:

113 Squadron atang Mirage IIIC pahnih chu Ramat-David Airbase atangin an thlawk chhuak a, anni pahnih erawh Suez channel chhak lam a tlangdung hniamte te phen ah inbeih tan hma zawng thlawk kual thlawk kualin an lo biru ve thung bawk a.

Stage 4:

Mirage pilot tha chungchuang pahnih te erawh Rephidim Airbase, Sinai Peninsula a IAF Airbase lianber leh Suez channel hnaih berah inkau sa ran in an cockpit an la thu mek a- anni pahnih hi chu standby a dah an ni thung. Mirage fighter sawm rual te hi 20mm machine gun bakah AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles pahnih theuh a thuam niin Phantom te hi AIM-7 Sparrow radar homing missiles leh maching gun a thuam an ni thung.

AMBUSH:

IAF ten Egyptian radar post an beih atanga Minute 11 lekah Soviet MiG21 sawmparuk lai Russian pilot te khalh ngei mai chu pali zelin quartet formation a thlawkin an rawn thleng phei chawpchilh nghal a, MiG21 pariat te chu radar base beitu Israel A4 Skyhawk fighter emaw an tih bei turin an thlawk hrang a, a dang pariat te chuan vansang 35,000 feet a reconnaisance aircraft pakhat chauh emaw an tih han kap thla turin an in vawrh chho ve nghal bawk a. MiG21 te Israel position atanga 20Kms an rawn thleng chiah a, IAF commander Moti Hod chuan a stop-watch chu hmet tawpin attacking order a pe a, order pek annih rual chiah in Phantom fighter pali te khan Skyhawk fighting formation chu thlak thut in Phantom F4 fighter tha chungchuang te chu vansang lamah an in vawrh chho thut a. Hemi rual chiah hian vansang a MirageIIIC pali in bawhthuah tlat te kha thlawk darh in an hmelma te hmachhawn turin an in siamrem ta nghal a. An ruang chaicheh thlakna an rawn thleng chiah tih ah Soviet pilot te chuan Mirage fighter pariat in an hualbet tlat tih an in hre chauh a. An chunglam atangin Phantom F4 pali in duh ang thal a nuam in an rawn chhuk beih ta bawk nen Soviet pilot, experience nei lem lo chu an talbuai nghal reng a. Chu chu Israeli pilot dogfight expert rual- ralhrat tak tak te chuan an hual beh chhungah an han chhaih kual ta a ni.

_ _ _ Abraham Shalmon a MirageIIIC thla dinglam chu a phe zawk a Sidewinder AIM-9D missile rawn dawk zawk chuan MiG21 pakhat talbuai chu va deng puak nghalin a pilot nen an darh hneh hle. Hemi rual deuh thaw hian chunglam atangin chiang tawkin Asher Shir a Mirage atanga Sidewinder rawn thlawk chhuak chuan a hnuaia MiG21 lai takah chuan a zu fuh ve nghal zat bawk a, a pilot hi in eject hman mahse hliam a tuar hman nge lei a thlen in a thi hman tho a.

Mirage lam an che rang deuh, reilo te ah MiG pahnih an kapthla hman der.

Aviam Sela Phantom F4 thla veilam ve thung a de zawk a Sparrow missile rawn ving phei thiak chuan MiG21pakhat chu a va kap bung hmawk a, a pilot hi in eject hman in him takin lei a thleng thung.

_ _ _ Avihu Ben-Nun, Phantom Hammer squadron commander chuan Mirage pahnih in MiG pakhat lei hrut deuh thaw a hniam a an um chiam chu a hmu a, Mirage pahnih te hian an sidewinder an hman zawh tawh avangin hnaih takah um a, an 20mm machine gun hmanga kahthlak an tum a. An hnung atang chuan ani in a AIM-7 Sparrow missile in chu MiG chu a lo va kahthlak sak nghal a.

_ _ _ An ruang chaicheh thlak atanga thlawh chhuah tum MiG pakhat chu Abraham Salmon-a bawk chuan a um leh ta. Shalmon hian a missile a hmang zo tawh a machine gun hmang thei tur tawka hnaia um tumin a bei a. Soviet pilot lah beidawng hlauthawng thinrim kahthlak hlau bawk si leh missile in a lock ang tih hlau in a thlawk kawi zawk zawk a kahthlak a har phian. Hetih lai hian Mirage pahnih standby a an dah te kha an lo thleng phei ve chiah bawk a. Yiftach Specktor, 101st Squadron commander chuan a sidewinder pahnih chu a rualin a kapchhuak nghal a pakhat zawkin a va fuh a mahse a tla mai lo, khu vut vut in khawthlang lam a pan a chu chu Shalmona'n a 20mm machine gun in hnai set sawt ah a phuh hrep a, a tla ve leh ta tho a.

Israeli fighter te fuel in a daih dawn ta lo tih a hriat avangin an commander Moti Hod chuan disengagement order a pe chhuak a an kir san ta a ni.

_ _ _ Israeli Air Force te hian MiG21 panga kapthla tura an hun hman chhung hi minute 2 chiah !!!!

War of Attrition chhung hian Arab thlawhna 111 leh Israel thlawhna 4 kahthlak a ni a. He ambush thlen atanga ni riatna ah War of Attrition chu ceasefire hmanga tihtawp ani ta a ni.

Khawvela la thleng ngailo vansanga jet fighter in ambush na awmchhun leh dogfight hmuhnawm ber ni a hahipa a hmutu ten an sawi 'Ambush in the skies' chu A TAWP TAMS