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Title: Post WW2 Images (2)
Post by: artik on February 21, 2004, 01:11:32 AM
What are the aircrafts?
What is the place - need only country?
What is the year?
What is the exact date - optional?
What is the operation code name - optional?


(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/ah_227_1077345927.jpg)
Title: Post WW2 Images (2)
Post by: B17Skull12 on February 21, 2004, 02:54:28 AM
Aircraft is Tu16 "badger"
Country Korea?
1954?
Title: Post WW2 Images (2)
Post by: Kommandant on February 21, 2004, 05:46:36 AM
Tu16 Badger

North Korea

1951

Feburary 12, 1951

Operation Tsuchen
Title: Post WW2 Images (2)
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on February 21, 2004, 06:09:11 AM
mmm looks like Egyptian Tu16's Badgers caught on the ground by the first strike by Israeli Mirgage 111's during the 1967 six day war ...... the bases were all in Egypt and they were hit I think at 7.30am ish....
Title: Post WW2 Images (2)
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on February 21, 2004, 06:09:47 AM
lol since it was posted by an "Israeli" squadron it's a bit of a giveaway!
Title: Post WW2 Images (2)
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on February 21, 2004, 06:13:02 AM
Operation MOKED...
Title: Post WW2 Images (2)
Post by: artik on February 21, 2004, 07:04:43 AM
Quote
Originally posted by _Schadenfreude_
lol since it was posted by an "Israeli" squadron it's a bit of a giveaway!


Yep absolutly right. :aok

Tu-16
Egyptian Air Force Base
1967, June 5,
Operation "Moked" - Focus in Hebrew

The strike of IAF on Egyptian bases in first day of war.