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Type: Multy-role fighter, Reconnaissance version;
Country of origin: USA;
Performance:
Speed 2.2 Mach;
Range 2500 km
Undoubtedly the most formidable fighter of it's time. The
Phantom arrived in Israel at the height of the War Of Attrition, IAF crews
mastered it's sophisticated weapons systems under fire, immediately striking
enemy defenses along the Suez Canal and downing MiGs including those piloted
by Russian "Advisors". The Phantom was "The Aircraft" of the 1973 Yom Kippur
War, hitting strategic targets deep inside enemy territory such as the
Syrian general headquarters in downtown Damascus. In 1982 Phantoms helped
demolish Syria's over lapping surface-to-air missile (SAM) network in Lebanon's
Bekaa Valley. Over the years this Jack-Of-All-Trades produced many aces!
IAF Phantoms have shot down
over 100 enemy aircrafts. The Phantom 2000 upgrade program
at IAI will keep this versatile veteran flying into the next century..
