Operation Rooster 53
1969 Israeli military operation during the War of Attrition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Rooster 53 was an Israeli military operation during the War of Attrition to capture an Egyptian P-12 radar system.[1] Often referred to as merely Operation Rooster, it was carried out on December 26 and 27, 1969. Participating forces included the 50th Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, the elite paratrooper reconnaissance unit Sayeret Tzanhanim, and the Israeli Air Force.
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This article is about the capture of a radar system. For the shootdown of an Egyptian Il-14, see Operation Tarnegol.
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Operation Rooster 53 | |||||||
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Part of the War of Attrition | |||||||
Former Egyptian P-12 radar at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim | |||||||
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Israel | Egypt | ||||||
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Haim Bar Lev | Saad El Shazly | ||||||
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1 wounded |
2 killed 4 captured |
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