Migs in the Middle East: Volume 2 - Soviet-Designed Combat Aircraft in Egypt and Syria 1963-1967

by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper

Book Overview

During and after the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War, fighter-bombers of Soviet-design and manufacture served in the air forces of two frontline Arab states facing Israel: Egypt and Syria. While Algeria and Iraq also deployed contingents flying Soviet-made fighter jets, only the latter saw any significant action. Immediately after, and in reaction to losses and negative experiences from the war with Israel, unprecedented numbers of MiGs were delivered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1914059360
• ISBN13: 9781914059360
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 80 Pages