Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 pics [06/21] - Egyptian MiG-15bis, Lake Bardawil, 1956.jpg (1/1)

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[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

It floats?!? Or shallow lake?

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:43:08 +0200, DAN > wrote:

>Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
>>It floats?!? Or shallow lake?
>
>This MiG was shot down by and Israeli Mystere during op Kadesh, the Sinai
>campaign to break the blockade of Eilat.
>The pilot managed to ditch in a shallow area of lake Sabkhet al-Bardawil.
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>...and since it was the then-newest and mostest fighter, the Israeli forces
>recovered it after the conquest of El Arish and Sinai.
>
>Damn Evil Zionists (tm)

Thanks for the details!