Operation Opera: Raid on the Reactor

[Dean89]

the story of the Israeli Air Force's raid on the nuclear reactor in Iraq.
45 min. long

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2295792449224502914&q=nuclear+reactor+iraq

[e_rik]

Repostp-)
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=80981&highlight=reactor But a damn interesting story!

[Ravage]

Read about it, cool thing.

[GiladS]

Anyone knows why this name was chosen for the operation? p-)

[atudai]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svzzrvN92Pg&mode=related&search=

Another great video about operation Opera.

GiladS, maybe a random chose of the mysterious IDF computer?:roll:
BTW, this operation also called "Operation Tamuz" named after the Iraqi reactor.

[GiladS]

GiladS, maybe a random chose of the mysterious IDF computer?:roll:


:lol:

Hint:
Originally it was planned that the operation be carried out by F-4 Phantoms.

[Dean89]

:lol:

Hint:
Originally it was planned that the operation be carried out by F-4 Phantoms.

no clue :P

[Ravage]

F-16s not F-4s

but I'll try and confirm that data...

[atudai]

:lol:

Hint:
Originally it was planned that the operation be carried out by F-4 Phantoms.

It took me some time ..great idea.:)

But on second thougt, it would have been better if u just said F-4's.
just a suggestion for the future..

[tanks_alot]

:lol:

Hint:
Originally it was planned that the operation be carried out by F-4 Phantoms.

Haha... thats cool, where did you hear it from?

[Ravage]

Ok confirmed, it was operation "Babilon" and the raid was made by 12 F-16s

http://www.aero-web.org/database/aircraft/showimage.php?id=8296

[GiladS]

Haha... thats cool, where did you hear it from?

A friend who used to be "poisoned" with the air force and is now learning to be a tanker. :)