Album of [53] Photographs Given as a Souvenir to Pilot Yitzchak Gat from Squadron 116 (Defenders of the South) at ...

Album of [53] Photographs Given as a Souvenir to Pilot Yitzchak Gat from Squadron 116 (Defenders of the South) at the End of the Six-Day War. January 1968
The album includes extremely important documentation of the Six-Day War in general and of Operation "Moked" (elimination of the Arab enemies' air forces at the beginning of the war) in particular.
Comprised of photographs and notifications, the album includes: notification from air force command of going out to battle (Operation "Moked"), a photograph of the flight plans for the Fayid and Abu Swir airfields, airplanes on their way to battle, photographs of the bombed airfields: Kavrit, Abu Swir, Fayid and Bir Gifagafa. Photographs of bombed-out and abandoned tanks in Sinai, notification from air force command summarizing the battle (Operation "Moked") with a summary of the results of the battle, an "Unpaid bill" sent in jest with the sum of the cost of destroyed enemy vessels, notification by air force command of the end of the war, and notification by the chief of staff to air force command of the end of the war.
The album also includes many photographs of the squadron's daily life and of the war.
[53] photographs of various sizes. 35x29 cm. Very fine condition.