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Old 7th February 2010, 18:20
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Re: WWII aces in Syrian Air Force

Thanks! This is more clear, actually I could find Mr Dukovac's July 14th mission in the Israel record, "A pair of unindentified aircraf, either SAF Harvards or RIrAF Ansons, supported an Arab attack on Sejera in the Central Galilee"
"His only aerial victory occur few days latter...(described as Fairchild 24)", I am not aware IAF had Fairchild in the air force, but that could be a mis-identification with Auster. And Israeli did suffer 1 Auster and 1 Norseman damaged on July 14th, though most likely both were hit by ground fire of Egyptian. On July 17th, An Israel Aerovan (B-71), used as an air ambulance, forced landing at the south of Bat Yam because of engine failure, 1 of the crews, 3 wounded Israel soldiers and 1 nurse were massacred by Arab Militia.IAF lost no other aircraft between Mr Dukovac's first combat mission and the first truce on July 20
The most interesting is the following account which also occured on July 14th:"A red painted Arab Airways Dragon Rapide(TJ-AAJ), en route for Amman from Damascus, was attacked during the morning over nothern Palestine by a single-engine aircraft- identified as a Syrian Harvard. The airliner suffered minor damage to its fuselage and wings, before its British pilot was able to re-cross the frontier into Syria and force-land his unarmed machine" But since this incident occured on July 14, It should have nothing to do with Mr Dukovac.
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