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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Belligerents Egypt Israel Commanders and leaders Hosni Mubarak (EAF) Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (No. 104 Wing) Benny Peled (IAF) Strength 62 MiG-21 aircraft 160 F-4 Phantom II and A-4 Skyhawk aircraft Casualties and losses 6 aircraft lost and 2 pilots killed in total: - 3 aircraft shot down - 3 aircraft crashed for fuel shortage 17 aircraft shot down (Egyptian claim). 2 aircraft shot down (Israeli claim). The Air Battle of El Mansoura was the Egyptian name for an air battle that took place during the Yom Kippur War between the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) near the town of El Mansoura , in the Nile Delta .1 The Israeli air force launched air strikes on October 14 against the Egyptian air bases at Tanta and Mansoura. Israeli aircraft were spotted approaching from the Mediterranean Sea . The 104th Air Wing of the Egyptian air force scrambled its fighters, receiving additional reinforcements from other air bases.2 The air battle began at 15:15 and lasted 53 minutes. The Egyptian commander was Hosni Mubarak . According to Egyptian sources, multiple Israeli fighters were shot down; this is disputed by Israeli sources.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Air Battle of El Mansoura was one of the largest air battles of the Yom Kippur War . The battle took place over the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) base near the town of El Mansoura , in the Nile Delta region, where the EAF's 104th Air Wing was primarily stationed. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted a large air strike on October 14 against the Mansoura air base, with the aim of destroying the 104th Air Wing to achieve complete air supremacy on the Egyptian front . Israeli aircraft involved in the air strike were spotted by Egyptian Air Defense Command approaching from the Mediterranean Sea , and the 104th Air Wing scrambled its fighters, receiving additional reinforcements from other air bases. The air battle that began at 15:15 that day lasted 53 minutes, although the actual engagement only began after 15:30, ending in the retreat of IAF aircraft without accomplishing their objective.
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The Israeli air force launched air strikes on October 14 against the Egyptian air bases at Tanta and Mansoura. Israeli aircraft were spotted approaching from the Mediterranean Sea . The 104th Air Wing of the Egyptian air force scrambled its fighters, receiving additional reinforcements from other air bases. The air battle began at 15:15 and lasted 53 minutes. The Egyptian commander was Hosni Mubarak . According to Egyptian sources, multiple Israeli fighters were shot down; this is disputed by Israeli sources.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
1973 battle of the Yom Kippur War Belligerents Egypt Israel Commanders and leaders Hosni Mubarak (EAF) Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (No. 104 Wing) Benny Peled (IAF) Strength 62 MiG-21 aircraft 160 F-4 Phantom II and A-4 Skyhawk aircraft Casualties and losses 6 aircraft lost and 2 pilots killed in total: - 3 aircraft shot down - 3 aircraft crashed for fuel shortage 17 aircraft shot down (Egyptian claim) 2 aircraft shot down (Israeli claim) The air battle of Mansoura was an air battle that took place during the Yom Kippur War between the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) near the town of El Mansoura , in the Nile Delta . The Israeli air force launched air strikes on October 14 against the Egyptian air bases at Tanta and Mansoura. Israeli aircraft were spotted approaching from the Mediterranean Sea . The 104th Air Wing of the Egyptian air force scrambled its fighters, receiving additional reinforcements from other air bases. The air battle began at 15:15 and lasted 53 minutes. The Egyptian commander was Hosni Mubarak . According to Egyptian sources, multiple Israeli fighters were shot down; this is disputed by Israeli sources.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
1973 battle of the Yom Kippur War Belligerents Egypt Israel Commanders and leaders Hosni Mubarak (EAF) Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser (No. 104 Wing) Benny Peled (IAF) Strength 62 MiG-21 aircraft 160 F-4 Phantom II and A-4 Skyhawk aircraft Casualties and losses 6 aircraft lost and 2 pilots killed in total: - 3 aircraft shot down - 3 aircraft out of fuel, crashed 17 aircraft shot down (Egyptian claim) 2 aircraft shot down (Israeli claim) The air battle of Mansoura was an air battle that took place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War between the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) near the town of El Mansoura , in the Nile Delta . The Israeli air force launched air strikes on October 14 against the Egyptian air bases at Tanta and Mansoura. Israeli aircraft were spotted approaching from the Mediterranean Sea . The 104th Air Wing of the Egyptian air force scrambled its fighters, and received reinforcements from other air bases. The air battle began at 15:15 and lasted 53 minutes. The Egyptian commander was Hosni Mubarak . According to Egyptian sources, multiple Israeli fighters were shot down; this is disputed by Israeli sources.
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one of the largest air battles of the yom kippur war
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air battle that took place in 1973 during the yom kippur war between the egyptian air force
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