One of the most legendary post-WWII military missions took place 41 years to the day.

It is the Israeli air raid on the Osirak nuclear plant in Iraq, under the code name “Operation Opera”.

Eight F-16As and six F-15As, after a 1,000-kilometer flight at Opera, destroyed Iraq’s nuclear ambitions.

Watch a declassified part of the original footage:

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