Front: The Iraqi MiG, on the background of a map of the Middle East, indicating the capitals Jerusalem, Amman, Damascus and Baghdad and the airbase Hatsor. Close to Syria the 1967 Six Day War ribbon is shown. The jet fighter is showing the number of 007, the number it received in Israel. Above Iraq the notes of music are shown.
Back: The MiG-21 still wearing the arabic number of 534 and the Iraqi flag, also a manual of the airplane is shown, indicating the knowledge that was gained by the acquisition of the airplane. Top of the medal shows the official emblem of Israel besides the hebrew Bible verse: "For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers" (Proverbs 11:14). Above Israel notes of welcome music appear.
Size of the medal: 60 mm
Made of metal, available with silver colored or copper colored plating
Design: Roy Segev
Producer: Avner Avraham
Manufacturer: Ilan Zechovoy
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About the operation
Operation Diamond (Hebrew: מִבְצָע יַהֲלוֹם, Mivtza Yahalom) was an operation undertaken by Mossad. Its goal was the acquisition of a Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, the most advanced Soviet fighter plane at that time. The operation began in mid-1963 and ended on August 16, 1966, when an Iraqi Air Force MiG-21, flown by the Iraqi Assyrian defector Munir Redfa, landed at an air base in Israel. Israel and the United States were able to study the design of the plane.More about this operation can be found at Wikipedia
