▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights ▁at ▁a ▁tra ctor ▁being ▁driven ▁by ▁a ▁far mer ▁from ▁the ▁k ib but z ▁of ▁G ad ot , ▁and ▁then ▁began ▁firing ▁mort ar ▁shell s ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁t anks ▁took ▁up ▁positions ▁and ▁fired ▁back , ▁and ▁Sy rian ▁t anks ▁then ▁mobil ized . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 : 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁Israel ' s ▁Mira ge ▁f igh ters ▁began ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁st raf ing ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights , ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 : 4 5 , ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Air ▁Force ▁sc ram bled ▁its ▁Mi G - 2 1 s , ▁which ▁were ▁all ▁shot ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁battle , ▁while ▁the ▁Israel is ▁suffered ▁no ▁losses . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁air ▁battle ▁began ▁at ▁ 1 : 5 8 ▁when ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁Mi rages ▁fired ▁at ▁two ▁Mi G s ▁that ▁were ▁pat rolling ▁over ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁capital , ▁Dam asc us . ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁pilot ▁I ft ach ▁Spect or ▁down ed ▁both ▁plan es ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁his ▁wing man , ▁Ben i ▁Rom ach . ▁ ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( S aturday ) ▁Fort y - four ▁residents ▁of ▁a ▁sl um ▁in ▁Se oul ▁were ▁killed ▁when ▁a ▁South ▁Korean ▁Air ▁Force ▁C - 4 6 ▁transport ▁plane ▁crash ed ▁into ▁their ▁homes . ▁ ▁All ▁ 1 5 ▁people