On 14 October 1973 the IAF sent F-4s on a raid of Mansoura Air Base ahead of another planned attack on Tanta Air Base. The Egyptians later would claim their MiG 21s shot down 17 Israeli F-4s. In reality, only one Phantom was shot down and that was by friendly fire. Egypt claimed more than 250 Israeli took part in the attack. In reality only six F-4s attacked Mansoura and 18 Phantoms attacked Tanta. With the exception of the one crew attacked mistakenly by an Israeli fighter (they ejected over the ocean and were rescued) all returned to base safely.
Egypt still celebrates 14 October as Air Force Day but no other Air Force in the world recognizes it: Background article: https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-mystery-of-air-battle-of-el-mansourah-the-air-battle-that-never-was-but-that-egyptians-think-to-have-fought/
You are leading a two-plane SEAD section on the Mansoura Air Base attack.
SOURCE: Ghosts of Atonement: Israeli F-4 Phantom Operations During the Yom Kippur War By Shlomo Aloni
