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Hate to add to this thread. Just read the book "Loud and Clear", a memoir by a well-respected Israeli Fighter Jock, Iftach Spector. He flew 8500 sorties and had 15 kills.
He was the pilot that attacked the USS Liberty and he discusses the attack in his book. The reason that the attack ended according to an interview with him is that he only had cannons and was out of ammo. He believes that had he been armed with bombs he would have sunk her.
According to him, when he returned to base, he was initially told that he had hit an Israeli navy ship - which left him shattered for a short period of time. Soon after, he was told that it was a French ship, and finally it became apparent that he had hit the Liberty.
He was made available to US investigators by the IAF and (if i recall correctly) was interviewed for 13 hours.
Yes, this is the word of one man, but he is surprisingly open about his errors, his shortcomings etc (he was the only pilot whose bombs missed the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981) and he certainly speaks his mind on Israel generally - it's not all positive.
Reading his story, you certainly get a feel for the environment in which he was operating, and how this could have happened.
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