1973 raid on al-Mazzah Airport

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1973 raid on al-Mazzah Airport
Part of the Yom Kippur War
Israeli F-4E
Date 13 October 1973 Location al-Mazzah Airport, near al-Mazzah, Damascus Result Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel	Syria
Commanders and leaders
Moshe Dayan Benny Peled
Strength
8 F-4 Phantoms 2 A-4 Skyhawks 4 Mirage IIIC 3 helicopters	Syrian Air Defense Force Syrian Air Force
Casualties and losses
1 F-4E Phantom II destroyed 1 F-4E Phantom II damaged	1 airfield destroyed 2 MiG-21s destroyed

The 1973 raid on al-Mazzah Airport took place on October 13, 1973, and was one of a series of bombing raids carried out by the Israeli Air Force deep inside Syria during the Yom Kippur War.^[1]