25th anniversary of Operation Solomon

On 24-25 May 1991, the IDF accomplished a miracle with its Operation Solomon covert mission to airlift 14,325 people and transport them 2,500 miles to a new life in Israel. It was Israel’s largest aerial expedition and included the world record number of passengers in a single plane.  (25 years ago I had the privilege to see some of those 35 planes arrive at Ben Gurion airport.)

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/on-this-day-in-1991-idf-makes-a-miracle-with-operation-solomon/2016/05/24/

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36357423

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