page_title: Operation Boxer
section_title: Subsequent Boxers
hierarchical_section_title: Operation Boxer / Battle / Subsequent Boxers
caption_attribution_description: English: Soviet-Built Egyptian MiG-21F displayed in the Egyptian National Military Museum in Cairo Citadel.
context_page_description: Operation Boxer was an aerial offensive undertaken by the Israeli Air Force along the Suez Canal in July 1969. The first major IAF operation since the 1967 Six-Day War, the operation signaled a new phase in the War of Attrition.
context_section_description: "Boxer 3" took place on the next day, July 25, with IAF aircraft once again pounding Egyptian positions. A friendly-fire incident on that day saw a 101 Squadron Mirage damage a 119 Squadron jet, although the aircraft made it safely back to base. Strikes continued on July 26 with "Boxer 4" and July 27 with "Boxer 5", during which several 109 Squadron Skyhawks carried out a nighttime attack. The last operation of the series, "Boxer 6", took place on July 28, 1969, during which Israeli Mirages once again battled Egyptian MiG-21s, though no aircraft were lost on either side.
caption: Egyptian Air Force MiG-21F at the Egyptian National Military Museum
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