45 years after the war, never before seen photos taken by pilots in combat finally emerge, offering a unique view of the battlefield
Date: 05/06/2012, 1:33 PM
Author: IDF Website
Forty-five years after the Six Day War – one of the most significant chapters in the history of the IDF – new images taken by Israel Air Force pilots during battle have emerged. The photographs taken from above provide a rare perspective on the war.
A Mirage plane after taking down an enemy fighter
Ground forces of Division 37 with a reconnaissance plane in the background
The sphinx in Egypt within sight of IDF troops
Ezer Weizman, Moshe Dayan, and Motti Hod sitting on the banks of the Suez Canal
The Egyptian pyramids