Ofira Air Battle

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Ofira Air Battle

Date	October 6, 1973
Location	Sinai, Egypt
Result	Israeli Victory

Belligerents

Israel

Egypt

Strength

2 Phantom aircraft

20 MiG-17 aircraft,

8 MiG-21 aircraft

Casualties and losses

6 MiG-17, 1 MiG-21 aircrafts shot down

v • d • e Yom Kippur War

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The Ofira Air Battle was one of the of the first air battles of the Yom Kippur War. It took place near the Israeli Air Force base in Ofira, Sharm el-Sheikh in South Sinai on October 6, 1973. It involved two Israeli Phantoms and, according to the IAF pilots, 20 Egyptian MiG-17s, that were on their way to attack IDF forces in the area. There were supported by 8 MiG-21s fighters. By the end of the brief six-minute battle, seven MiGs were confirmed to have been shot down. The remaining MiGs disengaged and the Israeli Phantoms returned to their base.