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Lists Of Flying Aces In Arab–Israeli Wars
Lists of flying aces in Arab–Israeli wars cover flying aces of the Arab–Israeli conflict. These are military aviators who typically have shot down five or more enemy aircraft. The lists are organized by nationality. Lists *List of Egyptian flying aces *List of Israeli flying aces *List of Syrian flying aces The following Syrian pilots became flying aces by scoring five or more confirmed aerial victories while flying combat against the Israeli Air Force. See also * MiG-21 aces * List of Israeli flying aces * List of Egyptian flying aces Notes Ref ... {{DEFAULTSORT:flying aces in Arab-Israeli wars Arab–Israeli conflict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. The concept of the "ace" emerged in 1915 during World War I, at the same time as aerial dogfighting. It was a propaganda term intended to provide the home front with a cult of the hero in what was otherwise a war of attrition. The individual actions of aces were widely reported and the image was disseminated of the ace as a chivalrous knight reminiscent of a bygone era. For a brief early period when air-to-air combat was just being invented, the exceptionally skilled pilot could shape the battle in the skies. For most of the war, however, the image of the ace had little to do with the reality of air warfare, in which fighters fought in formation and air superiority depended heavily on the relative availability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab–Israeli Conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is an ongoing intercommunal phenomenon involving political tension, military conflicts, and other disputes between Arab countries and Israel, which escalated during the 20th century, but had mostly faded out by the early 21st century. The roots of the Arab–Israeli conflict have been attributed to the support by Arab League member countries for the Palestinians, a fellow League member, in the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict; this in turn has been attributed to the simultaneous rise of Zionism and Arab nationalism towards the end of the 19th century, though the two national movements had not clashed until the 1920s. Part of the Palestine–Israel conflict arose from the conflicting claims by these movements to the land that formed the British Mandatory Palestine, which was regarded by the Jewish people as their ancestral homeland, while at the same time it was regarded by the Pan-Arab movement as historically and currently belonging to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Egyptian Flying Aces
The following Egyptian pilots are confirmed or alleged to have become flying aces by scoring five or more air-to-air victories while flying combat—mainly against the Israeli Air Force: * Ali Wajai (alias Ali Wagedy) flew a MiG 21 with 5 confirmed aerial victories. * Major Sami Marei was credited with five aerial victories between 1966 and 1968 while flying a MiG 21. Major Marei was killed in action on 26 February 1970. * Captain Samir Aziz Mikhail of the 104th Air Brigade was credited with five aerial victories while flying a MiG 21. * Captain Saad Dahman gained five aerial victories in a MiG 21. *Ahmed Al Mansoori 6 confirmed aerial victoriesAir Combat Information Group http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_266.shtml Retrieved 23 December 2012. It is not known if this list is complete. See also *Flying ace * List of Israeli flying aces *List of Syrian flying aces Endnotes {{DEFAULTSORT:Egyptian flying aces Arab–Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli Egyptian Egypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Israeli Flying Aces ...
The following is a list of Israeli flying aces in Arab-Israeli wars. List of aces See also * History of the Israeli Air Force * List of Egyptian flying aces * List of Syrian flying aces References Footnotes Bibliography * * * {{Lists of flying aces Arab–Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli Israeli Israeli Air Force Flying aces Flying aces A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Syrian Flying Aces
The following Syrian pilots became flying aces by scoring five or more confirmed aerial victories while flying combat against the Israeli Air Force. See also * MiG-21 aces * List of Israeli flying aces * List of Egyptian flying aces Notes References * Nicole, David. ''Arab MiG-19 & MiG-21 Units in Combat'', Osprey Publishing 2004, , 9781841766553. {{Lists of flying aces Arab–Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli Syrian Syrian Air Force Flying aces Flying aces A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ... Syrian flying aces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
