On June 7, 1981, Israeli F-16s executed Operation Opera, destroying Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactors in Iraq. Learn about this daring air strike! Three Americans killed — Trump vows 'serious' ...

Now, the famous Israeli Operation Opera that destroyed the Osirak reactor was still nine months away. At dawn on September 30, 1980 four American-made F-4E Phantom jets screamed low over ...

In 1981, Israel concluded Iraq’s Osirak reactor posed an unacceptable threat after years of failed diplomatic pressure and earlier covert sabotage attempts. Eight F-16s, escorted by F-15s, flew a long ...