Operation Kaman 99

Part of Iran–Iraq War — Iraqi invasion of Iran

Date	23 September 1980
Location	Iraq
Result	Iranian victory

Belligerents

Iran

Iraq

Commanders and leaders

Abulhassan Banisadr

Col. Javad Fakoori

Units involved

IRIAF

IrAF

Strength

140 aircraft:

58 F-4 Phantom II fighter-bombers
88 F-5E Tiger II fighters
60 F-14 Tomcat interceptors
Boeing 707 and Boeing 747 tankers
C-130 Hercules transport aircraft

380+ air force personnel

Unknown

Casualties and losses

4 F-5E, 2 F-4E shot down, 1 F-4E damaged
6 KIAs

67 aircraft destroyed or shot down (most of which were probably destroyed the day before in surprise air strikes against Iranian Air Bases) or 14% of its air force lost (Iraqi claim)

11 airbases and other infrastructures were bombed
2 MiG-21, 3 MiG-23, 1 Su-20, 1 Il-76 (friendly fire) shot down
Several MiG-23s destroyed on the ground
1 POW, unknown KIA

17% of its air force lost by early October (Iraqi claim)

Aerial efficiency was reduced by 55% (Iranian claim)

140 aircraft:

4 F-5E, 2 F-4E shot down, 1 F-4E damaged
6 KIAs

11 airbases and other infrastructures were bombed
2 MiG-21, 3 MiG-23, 1 Su-20, 1 Il-76 (friendly fire) shot down
Several MiG-23s destroyed on the ground
1 POW, unknown KIA

17% of its air force lost by early October (Iraqi claim)

Operation Alborz (Persian: عملیات البرز‎‎), more commonly known by the code-name Operation Kaman 99 (عملیات کمان 99), was an operation launched by the Iranian Air Force in retaliation to Iraqi surprise aerial attacks on Iran the day before which marked the beginning of the 8-year-long Iran–Iraq War.

140 Iranian fighter-bombers, plus 60 interceptors and tankers were involved in this operaion, and at least 380 air force personnel were involved in this operation, making this the most large-scale operation conducted by the Iranian Air Force.

Kirkuk, Al-Rasheed, Nasiriya, Habbaniyah (including Tammuz), Shaiba, Kut, and Umm Qasr airbases, as well as Baghdad International Airport and Al-Muthanna Airport were bombed during the operation.

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