Showing posts with label Israeli Air Force. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Israeli Air Force. Show all posts

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Friday, September 8, 1972. Israel begins to strike back.

On this day in 1972 the Israeli air force bombed ten PLO bases in Syria and Lebanon in retaliation for the Munich Massacre.  An attempted interception by the Syrian air force resulted in three Syrian aircraft being shot down.

Crest of the Israeli air force.

The British sitcom Are You Being Served? premiered.