Following the success of the first round of air strikes against Egyptian troops, the Israeli air force that afternoon switched to secondary airports in Egypt and began attacking Jordan, Syria, and Iraq air forces, destroying them. most of these countries. Horse never forget who you are poster. At night, the Jordanian air force was wiped out, losing more than 20 fighter planes Hunter, 6 transport planes and 2 helicopters. Syrian Air Force lost 32 MiG-21, 23 MiG-15 and MiG 17, 2 Ilyushin Il-28 bombers. Some Iraqi aircraft were also destroyed at H3 airport in western Iraq, including 12 of 20 MiG-21s, 2 MiG-17s, 5 Hunter F6s, and 3 Il-28s. An Iraqi Tu-16 bomber was shot down during the day by Israeli antiaircraft fire when it tried to bomb Tel Aviv. On the morning of June 6, 1967, a Lebanese Hunter plane, out of a total of 12 that they had, was shot down at the border of the two countries.
By evening, Israel said it had destroyed 416 Arabian aircraft, while losing 26 aircraft in the first two days of the war. Israel lost 6 of 72 Mirage IIIC / J fighter jets, 4 of 24 Super Mystère fighter jets, 8 of 60 Mystère IVA, 4 of 40 Ouragan, 5 of 25 Vautour II medium bombers. The number of Arab aircraft that Israel declared destroyed at the beginning was thought to be “exaggerated” by the Western press.
