February 18, 2013 at 5:19 am
I’ve often read that Israel lost no aircraft in 1982 against Syria.
Occassionally I’ve seen an admitance that Israel lost a single F-4 to a SAM.
I was looking at ACIG and came across this link:
http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=47
A number of A-4, F-4s, F-16s and an E-2 are claimed by Syria but none are listed as confirmed.
However 4 aircraft are listed as having been confirmed kills:
26/04/81 – 4 x A-4E Skyhawk
9/06/82 – 1 x Kfir C.2
10/06/82 – 1 X F-4E
One F-15 is listed as damaged.
Are these confirmed kills true? Also is there any truth to Syrian claims?