MiG-21F-13 "Fishbed" 531 IrAF TC-76
Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Al Iraqiya. Iraqi Air Force
No.11 Squadron. H-3 AB, 6 June 1967
1st Lieutenant Namik Saadallah
Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Al Iraqiya. Iraqi Air Force
No.11 Squadron. H-3 AB, 6 June 1967
1st Lieutenant Namik Saadallah
Manufacturer: Mikoyan i Gurevich
Model: MiG-21F-13
Serial: s/n 531
During the second Israeli air raid on H-3 airfield, on the morning of 6 June 1967, 1st Lieutenant N. Saadallah scrambled in this MiG-21. During the following air combat, he attacked the Vautour IIN “67”, flown by the leader of the Israeli formation, Major Moshe Sa'ar (with Capt. Inbar-Meltzer in the rear seat), and claimed to have scored several hits from 30mm cannon, after his two R-3S missiles failed to hit their target. In turn, Saadallah's MiG was claimed as “shot down” by Israeli Capt. Yehuda Koren, flying a Mirage IIICJ. In fact, Saadallah's aircraft was not hit, and he landed safely on his last drops of fuel, several minutes later.
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