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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 The Arab–Israeli conflict is a geopolitical phenomenon involving military conflicts and a variety of disputes between Israel and many Arab world, Arab countries. It is largely rooted in the historically supportive stance of the Arab League .... 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 {{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 aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace varies, but is usually considered to be five or more. The concept of the "Ace (military), 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 Attrition warfare, 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 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab–Israeli Conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a geopolitical phenomenon involving military conflicts and a variety of disputes between Israel and many Arab world, Arab countries. It is largely rooted in the historically supportive stance of the Arab League towards the Palestinians in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, which, in turn, has been attributed to the simultaneous rise of Zionism and Arab nationalism towards the end of the 19th century, though the two movements did not directly clash until the 1920s. Since the late 20th century, however, direct hostilities of the Arab–Israeli conflict across the Middle East have mostly been attributed to a changing political atmosphere dominated primarily by the Iran–Israel proxy conflict. Part of the struggle between Israelis and Palestinians arose from the conflicting claims by the Zionist and Arab nationalist movements to the land that constituted British-ruled Mandatory Palestine. To the Zionist movement, Palestine was seen ... [...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 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 ''Egyptian'' describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic g ... [...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 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 con ... * 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 ... [...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. 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 Syrians () are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend ... Syrian Air Force Flying aces Flying aces Syrian flying aces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
