Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Final days of 1948 and the first week of 1949 saw an intensive use of Macchi C.205V by the Egyptian Air Force. This also led to several confrontations with Israeli fighters such as Spitfire and Mustang flown by experienced veterans. How did the Egyptian pilots do in these battles? Check out in the video.

Sources:

- Marco Mattioli - Macchi C.202/C.205V Units in Combat
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- Robert Gandt - Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel
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- Shlomo Aloni - Israeli Air Force Operations in the 1948 War: Israeli Winter Offensive Operation Horev 22 December 1948-7 January 1949
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