September 23, 1980 (Persian calendar 1359/7/1)
22 September 1980, Iraq launched massive air strikes on strategic locations in Iran.
At 1:45 pm local time, 6 Iraqi MiG-23 Floggers bombed an Iranian airbase near Ahvaz اهواز.
Half an hour later, Iraqi MiG-23s attacked Mehrabad Airport فرودگاه مهرآباد in Tehran تهران. At the same time the Iraqis also bombed 8 other major airbases in Iran.
However, having learned from the Six-Day War, Iran had built hardened aircraft shelters where most of its combat aircraft w
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