October 14, 1973 will remain a glorious day in the history of the Egyptian Air Force, as the Eagles of our Air Force fought the longest and fiercest air battle in history, the "Mansoura Air Battle".

On the morning of that day, the Israeli army dreamed of destroying the air bases in the areas of Mansoura, Salihiya and Tanta in the Nile Delta. With this step, they wanted to forget the bitterness of the Egyptian air strike on the afternoon of October 6, and turn the tide of the battle in their favor, so Israel launched about 120 "Phantom and A-Sky" aircraft.

Over a period of 53 minutes, three Israeli squadrons rushed to attack the Egyptian air bases. Despite the numerical and technical superiority of the Israeli aircraft, which faced only about 62 Egyptian fighters, our air forces emerged victorious in that battle after shooting down 18 Israeli aircraft on the Delta and leaving them for the children of Mansoura to play with, while the rest of the Israeli aircraft fled after the failure of the attack.

Since then, October 14 has become a holiday for the Egyptian Air Force, and evidence of its immortal victory that is still studied in the largest military colleges in the world.