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    Operation Mole Cricket 19 (Hebrew: מבצע ערצב-19, Mivtza ʻArtzav Tsha-Esreh) was a suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) campaign launched by the Israeli...
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    out Operation Opera to destroy the Iraqi nuclear facilities at Osiraq. On June 9, 1982, the Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, crippling...
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  • culminated in their engagement of the Syrians 9 years later in Operation Mole Cricket 19, where they were able to, for the first time in history, destroy...
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    proved an effective weapon during the 1982 Falklands War and Operation Mole Cricket 19 ("Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot") in Lebanon. Its adaptability has...
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    and assisted in Operation Mole Cricket 19. In 1984 Shaldag took part in Operation Moses in Sudan. In 1991 it took part in Operation Solomon: On May 24–25...
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  • World War II Battle of Longewala – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Mole Cricket 19 – 1982 Lebanon War Highway of Death – Gulf War Battle of Fallujah...
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  • in the SEAD and close air support roles, and participated in operation Mole Cricket 19. The squadron scored the war's sole F-4E kill, when Ben-Ami Peri...
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    considered this to be an encouraging sign, and decided to launch Operation Mole Cricket 19. Schiff & Yaari (1985), p. 157. Pollack (2002), p. 530. Schiff...
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    Negev, the air force took part in Operation Litani and Operation Opera. He was in command of Operation Mole Cricket 19 in the early stages of the 1982 Lebanon...
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    significant threat to high-value Wild Weasel fighters. In Israel's 1982 Operation Mole Cricket 19 various means including UAVs and air-launched Samson decoys were...
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  • (1982) – Second large-scale Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Operation Mole Cricket 19 ("Arzav 19") – Israeli suppression of Syrian SAM network in Lebanon's...
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  • nuclear reactor in 1981, and was a commanding officer in Operation Mole Cricket 19 during the 1982 Lebanon War. After serving in the 1982 Lebanon War...
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    helped Israel to completely neutralize the Syrian air defenses in Operation Mole Cricket 19 at the start of the 1982 Lebanon War, resulting in no pilots downed...
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    on suppressing the SAM threat in the Beqaa Valley, launching Operation Mole Cricket 19. The result was a complete success. Several 2K12 Kub batteries...
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    19 of 20 batteries, consisting of five launchers per battery, each launcher carrying three SA-6 missiles, were wiped out in Operation Mole Cricket 19...
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    aircraft took part, including the battle on 9 June 1982 known as Operation Mole Cricket 19. In October 2008, it was decided that, due to maintenance issues...
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    MiG-23s, and one Aérospatiale SA.342L Gazelle helicopter). During Operation Mole Cricket 19, Israeli F-15s and F-16s together shot down 82 Syrian fighters...
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    action, the Israeli Air Force launched Operation Mole Cricket 19 on 9 June. During the course of the operation, the Israeli Air Force scored a dramatic...
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    Beqaa Valley. On June 9, 1982 the Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, crippling the Syrian air defense array. In subsequent aerial...
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    Syrian intervention in the Lebanese Civil War (category Military operations of the Lebanese Civil War)
    action, the Israeli Air Force launched Operation Mole Cricket 19 on 9 June. During the course of the operation, the Israeli Air Force scored a dramatic...
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    helped Israel to completely neutralize the Syrian air defences in Operation Mole Cricket 19 at the start of the 1982 Lebanon War, resulting in no pilots downed...
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  • aircraft, which began on 9 June and continued for two more days (Operation Mole Cricket 19). At the end of the conflict, the Israeli Air Force credited their...
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  • for Israeli ground forces. At 14:00 on June 9 the IAF launched Operation Mole Cricket 19, the culmination of 10 years of planning and preparation. 69 Squadron...
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    Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (category Military operations involving the United States)
    a AN/ALQ-101 pod for jamming. Shortly afterwards was Israel's Operation Mole Cricket 19, launched at the start of the 1982 Lebanon War. During the prior...
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  • against Angola during Operation Protea in 1981. UAVs operated by the Israeli Air Force were instrumental during Operation Mole Cricket 19 in 1982. The IAI...
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    slats. IDF Phantoms took part in many other battles, among them Operation Mole Cricket 19 in June 1982, when Syrian SA-6 sites were destroyed by a coordinated...
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    by the Israeli attack that took out many Soviet-made aircraft, Operation Mole Cricket 19, in addition to visiting Egypt on several occasions, including...
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    Israel Defense Forces a year later during the 1982 Lebanon War and Operation Mole Cricket 19. In 1981, Israeli Defence Minister Ariel Sharon visited South...
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  • most valuable secret service mole in the KGB during Pettit's time. Pettit was born on 13 June 1929, near Lord's Cricket Ground in London. She was the...
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    Mole Creek is a town in the upper Mersey Valley, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. Mole Creek is well known for its honey and accounts for about...
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