H-3 airstrike
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The H-3 airstrike was a surprise air attack by the Iranian Air Force during the Iran–Iraq War on 4 April 1981 against the airbases of the Iraqi Air Force at the H-3 Air Base in western Iraq. The Iranians destroyed at least 48 Iraqi aircraft on the... Wikipedia
Date: April 4, 1981
Casualties: 20 killed
Executed by: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Planned: Mid-March 1981
Location: H-3 Air Base and Al Waleed border crossing