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February 3, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=258774&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

Ramon's First Combat Mission: Iraq

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Ramon was the youngest pilot (27 at the time) to take part in the June 17, 1981, Israeli air strike on the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq. He was in charge of choosing the path of attack, navigating, and planning fuel consumption for the four-hour round trip over hostile territory. "If I can prevent a second Holocaust, I'm ready to sacrifice my life for this," he said then.

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