Operation Revenge or Operation Entegham (
Persian
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: عملیات انتقام) was an operation during
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...
, which was launched by the
on 22 September 1980. The commencement of the operation was about 2 hours
after the formal outbreak of Iran–Iraq War which was started by the attacks of Iraqi forces.
At operation revenge, 8 fighter jets—of Iran bombed 2 military bases of Iraq.
At this operation,
Iranian air force planned an operation by the name of Entegham (revenge); two wings (air groups) by the name of "Alborz" and "Alfard" from the 3rd fighter base of
Hamedan
Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') (Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Ham ...
and the 6th fighter base of
Bushehr
Bushehr, Booshehr or Bushire ( fa, بوشهر ; also romanised as ''Būshehr'', ''Bouchehr'', ''Buschir'' and ''Busehr''), also known as Bandar Bushehr ( fa, ; also romanised as ''Bandar Būshehr'' and ''Bandar-e Būshehr''), previously Antioc ...
had the duty of battle against Iraqi forces.
The Iranian pilot colonel,
Javad Fakoori
Javad Fakoori ( fa, جواد فکوری, 3 January 1936 – 29 September 1981) was a prominent military figure who served as the 4th defence minister of Iran in September 1980 to August 1981.
Career
Fakoori was a commander of the Islamic Republ ...
was the commander of
, and swiftly announced for an emergency situation—after Iraq attacks—and recalled all senior commanders of Nahaja (
IRIAF) to be gathered in Tehran; he declared in a formal meeting concerning the necessity of a decisive/fast response to the (Iraqi) attacks.
At the mentioned operation, at the initial step, the first wing of Iranian fighter bases—Alborz base—flew at 16:30 and bombed Sho'aibiyeh air (military) base
which is located in
Basra Governorate
Basra Governorate ( ar, محافظة البصرة ), also called Basra Province, is a Governorates of Iraq, governorate in southern Iraq, bordering Kuwait to the south and Iran to the east. The capital is the city of Basra, located in the Basrah ...
;
afterwards another wing (Alfard) flew at 17:25 and bombed Kut air base
in
Maysan Governorate
, image_map = Maysan in Iraq.svg
, mapsize = 200px
, settlement_type = Governorate
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name =
, subdivision_t ...
.
During this operation (beside
Operation Kaman 99
Operation Alborz ( fa, عملیات البرز), more commonly known by the code-name Operation Kaman 99 (), was an operation launched by the Iranian Air Force in retaliation to Iraqi surprise aerial attacks on Iran the day before which marked t ...
), Iraqi economic/military centers were hit by 140 Iranian fighter planes.
See also
*
22 September 1980 Iraqi airstrike on Iran
*
Operation Kaman 99
Operation Alborz ( fa, عملیات البرز), more commonly known by the code-name Operation Kaman 99 (), was an operation launched by the Iranian Air Force in retaliation to Iraqi surprise aerial attacks on Iran the day before which marked t ...
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Airstrikes during the Iran–Iraq War
Airstrikes conducted by Iran
1980 in aviation
Iran–Iraq War
Airstrikes in Iraq