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Good morning. In the article it is stated that his jet was shot down in 1956 by Egyptian anti-aircraft defenses, but the next source states that it was shot down by the ship HMS Crane (U23) during friendly fire. Can anyone check?
Damage to the attacking aircraft is less easy to quantify. During the second attack, one of the Mysteres was seen to be hit and emit smoke. It is believed that this aircraft subsequently caught fire while returning to its base in southern Israel. The pilot, Major Benny Peled, baled out over the Sinai desert and, although injured when landing, managed to evade capture by the Egyptian soldiers who had seen his parachute descent. He hid in the dunes until, some hours later, the pilot of a Piper light "search and rescue" aircraft found him. Its pilot daringly came down within 500 yards of an Egyptian encampment and Peled was whisked away to safety. When the Mysteres made their third run over the Crane, dropping bombs, one of their number took a direct hit. Shedding pieces of airframe, it was seen to fall ahead of the Crane and crash into the sea. Shortly afterwards the ship passed a column of flame and oily smoke rising from a patch of burning fuel. Captain Pemberton claimed this one as "definitely destroyed". The Israeli Air Force has subsequently declined to confirm or deny that any of its aircraft were hit or lost during the attack. Unofficially, one of its senior officers has since stated that the second Mystere did indeed fall into the sea but its pilot managed to eject and paddle his way ashore in a rubber dinghy.
