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Most of the "War of Attrition" (1967-1970) focused on the Suez Canal area in the Egyptian front, inasmuch as the Egyptians found it difficult to accept the overwhelming defeat by Israel in the "Six Day" War and set the attrition of Israel as a goal. On January 7, 1970, 46 years ago today, IAF jets took off for series of operations in the depth of Egyptian territory which received the name "Priha" (Blossom) Operations and continued until April of the same year.

On February 1969, a delegation of ten carefully chosen pilots left for the U.S, after the U.S agreed to sell the F-4 Phantom to Israel. "There was a yearning in the IAF for the arrival of the jet. We knew about it, we wanted it and there wasn't a meeting between senior Israeli leadership with U.S representatives in which the subject wasn't brought up. We knew it would come and finally they agreed", recalled Brig. Gen (Res.) Yoram Agmon, which was one of the delegation members and the Deputy Commander of the "One" Squadron, the first squadron to operate the fighter jet.



Something Else
"Upon arriving at our training base in the U.S, we met the Phantom for the first time", shared Brig. Gen (Res.) Agmon. "The first time we went out and saw it, was depressing. Lopsided shape, large, heavy. You don't understand how it flies, let alone takes off. Until you get to the first flight. You sit on the cockpit, starting both engines, slam into the seat and say ‘wow', that was something else'. And then its shape begins to seem beautiful to you. You begin to fall in love with it".

While the U.S delegation studied the plane, a war raged on Israel borders. "We did everything we could to return to Israel as quickly as possible. We knew we were arriving straight into the ‘War of Attrition' and that we would need to train the aircrews in minimum time, because the planes were going to arrive 4 a month. And so it was. Training the pilots was an operation. It took us a month and a half to prepare the new pilots and the moment we could - we attacked".



The Russians are Coming
Throughout the war, the USSR supported Egypt and provided the country with SAM Batteries, weapons, equipment and in later stages even military advisors, technicians and combatants. "The ‘War of Attrition' was not simple, we needed to utilize the Phantom. In the beginning of 1970 it was decided to escalate the battle, credited with the arrival of the Phantom, because with them we suddenly had the ability to expand our actions", testified Agmon. "This was the background for the beginning of the ‘Blossoms' in Janury 1970". And the depth attacks had immediate effects. A few weeks after the first depth attack in Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser (then president of Egypt) flew to the Soviet Union in completer secrecy and begged for assistance.

"The Russians arrived with equipment, transferred missile batteries and anti-aircraft weapons in such enormous amounts that every time we destroyed a battery, the next day it was already new and manned. Nonetheless, we continued with the depth strikes, which caused great havoc in Egypt. At one point, the Russians addressed the U.S and demanded them to make us stop the depth attacks, or else they will intervene in the war".

"Fighting us with aerial force - is pointless"
Even after the discontinuing of the depth attacks in April, the fighting continued the Suez Canal area, until the U.S suggested an initiative for a cease fire. On July 23 1970 Abdel Nasser announces his countries agreement with the American initiative. Israel on the other hand, announces its consent on August 7th and the cease fire was set to come into force on midnight of the same day. Agmon tells us about the battle's final flight, on that day.
"I flew the last flight, on the night between the 7th and 8th of August. Ten minutes before the cease fire began, we were on night patrol in the area above the canal, in order to respond if anything unusual was to happen. It was completely silent, dark", he shares.

"At ten minute

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Sebagian besar "Perang gesekan" (1967-1970) difokuskan pada Suez Canal daerah di depan Mesir, sebab orang Mesir merasa sulit untuk menerima kekalahan besar oleh Israel dalam perang "Enam hari" dan gesekan Israel sebagai tujuan. Pada 7 Januari 1970, 46 tahun yang lalu hari ini, jet IAF landas untuk serangkaian operasi di kedalaman wilayah Mesir yang menerima nama "Priha" (Blossom) operasi dan berlanjut sampai April tahun yang sama. Pada Februari 1969, sebuah delegasi dari sepuluh pilot yang dipilih dengan cermat meninggalkan untuk Amerika Serikat, setelah AS setuju untuk menjual F-4 Phantom kepada Israel. "Ada sebuah kerinduan di IAF untuk kedatangan jet. Kami tahu tentang hal itu, kami ingin hal itu dan tidak ada pertemuan antara senior kepemimpinan Israel dengan wakil-wakil AS di mana subjek tidak dibesarkan. Kami tahu itu akan datang dan akhirnya mereka sepakat", ingat Yoram Agmon Brigjen Gen (Res.), yang merupakan salah satu anggota delegasi dan wakil komandan" satu "skuadron, skuadron pertama untuk mengoperasikan jet tempur.Sesuatu yang lain"Setelah tiba di pelatihan kami basis di AS, kami bertemu Phantom untuk pertama kalinya", bersama Agmon Brigjen Gen (Res.). "Pertama kali kami pergi dan melihatnya, adalah menyedihkan. Bentuk miring, besar, berat. Anda tidak mengerti bagaimana terbang, apalagi lepas landas. Sampai Anda mendapatkan penerbangan pertama. Anda duduk di kokpit, mulai mesin kedua, slam ke kursi dan mengatakan 'wow', itu sesuatu yang lain '. Dan kemudian bentuknya mulai tampak indah untuk Anda. Anda mulai jatuh cinta dengan itu".While the U.S delegation studied the plane, a war raged on Israel borders. "We did everything we could to return to Israel as quickly as possible. We knew we were arriving straight into the ‘War of Attrition' and that we would need to train the aircrews in minimum time, because the planes were going to arrive 4 a month. And so it was. Training the pilots was an operation. It took us a month and a half to prepare the new pilots and the moment we could - we attacked".The Russians are ComingThroughout the war, the USSR supported Egypt and provided the country with SAM Batteries, weapons, equipment and in later stages even military advisors, technicians and combatants. "The ‘War of Attrition' was not simple, we needed to utilize the Phantom. In the beginning of 1970 it was decided to escalate the battle, credited with the arrival of the Phantom, because with them we suddenly had the ability to expand our actions", testified Agmon. "This was the background for the beginning of the ‘Blossoms' in Janury 1970". And the depth attacks had immediate effects. A few weeks after the first depth attack in Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser (then president of Egypt) flew to the Soviet Union in completer secrecy and begged for assistance."The Russians arrived with equipment, transferred missile batteries and anti-aircraft weapons in such enormous amounts that every time we destroyed a battery, the next day it was already new and manned. Nonetheless, we continued with the depth strikes, which caused great havoc in Egypt. At one point, the Russians addressed the U.S and demanded them to make us stop the depth attacks, or else they will intervene in the war"."Fighting us with aerial force - is pointless"Even after the discontinuing of the depth attacks in April, the fighting continued the Suez Canal area, until the U.S suggested an initiative for a cease fire. On July 23 1970 Abdel Nasser announces his countries agreement with the American initiative. Israel on the other hand, announces its consent on August 7th and the cease fire was set to come into force on midnight of the same day. Agmon tells us about the battle's final flight, on that day. "I flew the last flight, on the night between the 7th and 8th of August. Ten minutes before the cease fire began, we were on night patrol in the area above the canal, in order to respond if anything unusual was to happen. It was completely silent, dark", he shares."At ten minute

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Sebagian besar "Perang Atrisi" (1967-1970) difokuskan pada daerah Terusan Suez di depan Mesir, karena Mesir merasa sulit untuk menerima kekalahan besar Israel di "Enam Hari" Perang dan mengatur gesekan dari Israel sebagai tujuan. Pada tanggal 7 Januari 1970, 46 tahun yang lalu hari ini, IAF jet lepas landas untuk serangkaian operasi di kedalaman wilayah Mesir yang menerima nama "Priha" (Blossom) Operasi dan berlanjut sampai April tahun yang sama. Pada Februari 1969, sebuah Delegasi dari sepuluh pilot dipilih dengan cermat berangkat ke AS, setelah AS setuju untuk menjual F-4 Phantom ke Israel. "Ada kerinduan di IAF untuk kedatangan jet. Kami tahu tentang hal itu, kami ingin hal itu dan tidak ada pertemuan antara pimpinan senior Israel dengan perwakilan AS di mana subjek tidak dibesarkan. Kami tahu itu akan datang dan akhirnya mereka setuju ", kenang Brig. Gen (Res.) Yoram Agmon, yang merupakan salah satu anggota delegasi dan Wakil Komandan "Satu" Skuadron, skuadron pertama yang mengoperasikan jet tempur. Something Else "Setelah tiba di pangkalan pelatihan kami di AS, kami bertemu Phantom untuk pertama kalinya ", bersama Brig. Gen (Res.) Agmon. "Pertama kali kami pergi keluar dan melihatnya, itu menyedihkan. Bentuk miring, besar, berat. Anda tidak mengerti bagaimana lalat, apalagi lepas landas. Sampai Anda mendapatkan untuk penerbangan pertama. Anda duduk di kokpit, mulai kedua mesin, slam ke kursi dan berkata 'wow', itu sesuatu yang lain '. Dan kemudian bentuknya mulai tampak indah untuk Anda. Anda mulai jatuh cinta dengan hal itu ". Sementara delegasi AS dipelajari pesawat, perang berkobar di perbatasan Israel. "Kami melakukan segala yang kami bisa untuk kembali ke Israel secepat mungkin. Kami tahu kami tiba langsung ke 'Perang Atrisi' dan bahwa kita akan perlu untuk melatih awak pesawat dalam waktu yang minimal, karena pesawat akan tiba 4 a ... bulan Dan jadi itu Pelatihan pilot adalah operasi Kami butuh satu setengah bulan untuk mempersiapkan pilot baru dan saat ini kita bisa -. kita diserang "The Rusia Datang Sepanjang perang, Uni Soviet mendukung Mesir dan disediakan negara dengan Baterai SAM, senjata, peralatan dan secara bertahap kemudian bahkan militer penasihat, teknisi dan kombatan. "The 'Perang Atrisi' itu tidak sederhana, kami harus memanfaatkan Phantom. Pada awal 1970 diputuskan untuk meningkatkan pertempuran, dikreditkan dengan kedatangan Phantom, karena dengan mereka kita tiba-tiba memiliki kemampuan untuk memperluas kami tindakan ", bersaksi Agmon. "Ini adalah latar belakang untuk awal 'Blossoms' di Janury 1970". Dan serangan kedalaman memiliki efek langsung. Beberapa minggu setelah serangan kedalaman pertama di Mesir, Gamal Abdel Nasser (presiden Mesir) terbang ke Uni Soviet pada completer kerahasiaan dan memohon bantuan. "Rusia tiba dengan peralatan, baterai rudal ditransfer dan senjata anti-pesawat sedemikian jumlah besar bahwa setiap kali kita hancur baterai, hari berikutnya itu sudah baru dan diawaki. Meskipun demikian, kami terus dengan serangan mendalam, yang menyebabkan malapetaka besar di Mesir. Pada satu titik, Rusia ditujukan AS dan menuntut mereka untuk membuat kami menghentikan serangan kedalaman, atau mereka akan campur tangan dalam perang ". Berjuang kita dengan kekuatan udara" - adalah sia-sia "Bahkan setelah penghentian serangan kedalaman pada bulan April, pertempuran terus daerah Terusan Suez, hingga US menyarankan inisiatif untuk gencatan senjata. Pada 23 Juli 1970 Abdel Nasser mengumumkan kesepakatan negara-negara dengan inisiatif Amerika. Israel di sisi lain, mengumumkan persetujuan pada 7 Agustus dan gencatan senjata ditetapkan untuk mulai berlaku pada tengah malam pada hari yang sama. Agmon memberitahu kita tentang penerbangan akhir pertempuran, pada hari itu. "Aku terbang penerbangan terakhir, pada malam antara 7 dan 8 Agustus. Sepuluh menit sebelum gencatan senjata dimulai, kami berada di malam patroli di daerah atas kanal , dalam rangka untuk merespon jika sesuatu yang tidak biasa itu terjadi. Itu benar-benar diam, gelap ", dia berbagi." Pada sepuluh menit