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Title: Post WW2 Images (3)
Post by: artik on February 21, 2004, 07:10:42 AM

What is the Air Force Base?
What is the Name of the Operation of the strike of the base?

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/ah_227_1077345848.jpg)

Title: Post WW2 Images (3)
Post by: Engine on February 21, 2004, 03:20:52 PM

Entebbe!

Title: Post WW2 Images (3)
Post by: artik on February 21, 2004, 04:30:03 PM

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Originally posted by Engine
Entebbe!

Nice try - but it is not.

I'll tell you you more - the strike was not done by IAF ;).

Title: Post WW2 Images (3)
Post by: Ecliptik on February 22, 2004, 01:07:37 PM

Wild guess:  Mehrabad, September 1980?

Title: Post WW2 Images (3)
Post by: artik on February 22, 2004, 01:59:07 PM

Ok,
This is Cairo International Air Base in 1956 after operation Musketeer. The strike of Anglo-Franch forces on Egyptian bases in Suez Campaign.

Title: Post WW2 Images (3)
Post by: Rasker on February 23, 2004, 02:12:21 PM

The French used Corsairs off their carriers in that op.

Title: Post WW2 Images (3)
Post by: artik on February 23, 2004, 02:44:39 PM

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Originally posted by Rasker
The French used Corsairs off their carriers in that op.

Yes they had used F4U-7s and TBMs but the sky was allready controlled by jets

(http://francewarbirds.free.fr/Photos/Jpg/corsair-f-azys-sol7.jpg)