Israeli Phantom. The pilot of the MiG-21 was Lieutenant Mohamed Adoub who claims to have shot down the Phantom with several bursts of 23 mm cannon fire. His aircraft suffered fatal damage from the debris. Adoub and the Israeli pilot parachuted almost alongside each other. The Israeli pilot, upon landing on the ground, was assailed by angry farmers who nearly killed him, but Adoub stopped them. The Israeli pilot was taken into captivity and hospitalized. In all two Egyptian pilots were killed in action, and the remaining four ejected safely. The IAF gave up targeting major air bases by October 15, although there was another significant air engagement over the Nile Delta that day. According to historian Lon Nordeen, the IAF lost only two aircraft on October 14. According to Kenneth Pollack, throughout the war "there were fifty-two major dogfights between the Egyptians and Israelis. In all, the Egyptians succeeded in shooting down 5–8 Israeli aircraft while losing 172 of their own to Israeli fighters". According to Chaim Herzog, a total of 334 Arab aircraft were shot down in air-to-air combat and Egyptian losses accounted for 172 of these. Israeli losses numbered five. The list of fallen IAF pilots mentions no casualties on October 14. Commemorations Egypt's "Air Force Day" was changed from November 2 to October 14 to commemorate the air battle. References External links Battle of el-Mansourah Gems in the Sky, Al-Ahram newspaper Mock battle marks Air Force Day, Al-Ahram Mansoura Mansoura Nile Delta Mansoura Mansoura, Egypt