Israel's dawn strike destroys Egypt's air force
1967 · Event
In under three hours, near-simultaneous strikes catch the Egyptian air force on the ground at breakfast and destroy some 300 aircraft; Jordan's and Syria's follow by afternoon. Operation Focus is the most complete air victory ever flown — the war is six days long, but it is effectively decided in the first three hours.
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