Operation Rooster 53

Operation Rooster 53
Part of the War of Attrition

Former Egyptian P-12 radar at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim
DateDecember 26–27, 1969
Location
Ras Ghareb, Egypt
Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel Israel  Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Haim Bar Lev Saad El Shazly
Casualties and losses
1 wounded 2 killed
4 captured

Operation Rooster 53 was an Israeli military operation during the War of Attrition to capture an Egyptian P-12 radar system.[1] Often referred to as merely Operation Rooster, it was carried out on December 26 and 27, 1969. Participating forces included the 50th Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, the elite paratrooper reconnaissance unit Sayeret Tzanhanim, and the Israeli Air Force.

  1. ^ McCarthy, Don (14 November 2013). The Sword of David: The Israeli Air Force at War. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473831414.