[updated:LAST EDITED ON 12-10-02 AT 05:09 PM (GMT)]Last June was the 35th anniversary of the 1967 Six Days War, and the occasion was marked in Israel with the publication of “A Bolt out of the Blue”, a book dedicated to operation “Moked”, the IDF/AF attacks against Arab airfields that launched that war. Dedicated almost entirely to the first day of that war, the book is an outstanding publication, a collection of thousands of facts that provide the most comprehensive account of the events of June 5 1967. It goes into amazing detail, covering practicaly each and every aspect of the operation. Besides the wealth of new information, eyewitness accounts and photos, the book also contains a huge amount of data about the sorties, pilots, formations involved, about pilots lost and recovered, the circumstances of every air combat kill and loss, the size and composition of opposing Arab air forces, and much much more.
One of the best things about this book is the great amount of sources, Israeli, Arab and international, that have gone into compiling it. Among these are several Arab accounts of the war, which are really rather fascinating. Although I know and even own some of these, there are others I would really like to see and I was hoping someone on the forum might help me with. I am especially interested in the two-part account of an Egyptian wing commander published in Air Enthusiast in September and November 2000 titled “Surviving ’67”. Does anyone posses these two issues of the magazine? PLEASE HELP ME !!!
Attached is a photo of a Super Mystere, not enough of these aircraft about !!!
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” So you think you are strong because you can survive the soft cushions. Well, we shall see. Biggles! Put her in the Comfy Chair! “
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October 12, 2002 at 5:06 pm