Samurra Air Battle | |||||||
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Part of the air campaign of the Persian Gulf War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Col. Randy Bigum Capt. Thomas Dietz 1st Lt. Robert Hehemann 1st Lt. Lynn Broome |
Capt. Mahmoud Awad Capt. Mohammed Jassim as-Sammarai | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
"Xerex 31": 2 F-15C "Xerex 33": 2 F-15C |
No. 96 Sqn: 1 MiG-25 No. 97 Sqn: 1 MiG-25 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 F-15s shot down (Iraqi claim)[1] at least 1 F-15 damaged (US claim)[2] | None |
Operation Samurra was an operation by the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) during the Gulf War to decisively engage McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle fighters from the United States Air Force (USAF) using Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 interceptors, and break the "wall" of F-15s that the Coalition had established along Iraq's border with Iran. It demonstrated the last true offensive operation of the IQAF before grounding their air assets in an attempt to preserve them for future use. Through careful planning and coordination, two MiG-25 jets successfully caught two USAF F-15 fighters, of the 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Al Kharj Air Base, off guard and engaged them in a dogfight.
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