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A McDonnell F-4E Phantom II of the Israeli Air Force shoots down an Egyptian MiG-21 during 1973’s Yom Kippur War. A secret mission three years earlier also saw the IAF destroy enemy MiGs—this time piloted by Egypt’s Soviet allies. (Illustration by Antonis Karidis)
Illustration by Antonis Karidis