After Egypt nationalized he Suez Canal (and took it out of French and British control), the French, British and Israelis invaded Sinai. Israel had been blockaded from shipping to and from Asian ports and its primary goal was to end Egyptian control of the Straits of Tiran (see maps). Although most aircraft on both sides were first generation jets, Israel still used the prop-driven Mosquitos and P-51s as its ground attack aircraft. The first Mosquito attack against a major target was the 31 October 1956 attack on Al Arish, the Egyptian governmental and military headquarters in the Sinai. You are the attack leader.
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