In 1981, the commander of the Israeli Air Force suddenly came to the "Ma Jiudu" air base and named more than 20 pilots from the Second Flying Group stationed there. They were then taken to a secret base in the desert.
Colonel Bahari was acutely aware that they were going to carry out a top-secret air raid.
On the runway of this mysterious air base, more than a dozen F-15 fighter jets and the latest F-16 fighter-bombers that Israel has just purchased are parked.
Colonel Bahari then began rigorous training at the air base, along with more than 20 other pilots.
Although the Israeli Air Force claims to be the best air force in the world, this kind of harsh training does make them a little uncomfortable.
For several hours of ultra-low altitude flight at an altitude of tens of meters, more than a dozen fighters formed in dense formation to the point of almost colliding, and quickly dived from an altitude of more than 6 kilometers to dropping bombs below tens of meters.
After a period of rigorous training, several excellent pilots were eliminated, leaving only 14 pilots including Colonel Bahari.
Another mysterious night, Colonel Bahari and his 13 comrades were secretly transported to Ecion Air Base in the Sinai Peninsula.
The commander of the Israeli Air Force announced that 14 pilots would form a commando team and appointed Colonel Bahari as the commando leader, and that the commando would carry out a top-secret bombing mission.
Colonel Bahari then led the commandos to begin more rigorous training.
On June 7, 1981, Colonel Bahari received orders that the commandos would today carry out a top-secret bombing mission known as Operation Babylon.
They will travel more than 1,000 kilometers to Iraq to destroy the Osilak nuclear reactor plant that Iraq has built.
At 00:00 Jerusalem time, Colonel Bahari led six F-15 fighters and eight F-16 fighter-bombers from the Ecion airbase, and the tails of the 14 aircraft they flew were painted with the black, white and gray markings of the Jordanian Air Force.
Before the assault aircraft group took off, an E-2C airborne AWACS aircraft was already in the air.
Also taking off at the same time as the commando was a KC-10A aerial tanker.
Colonel Bahari led a formation of 14 fighters to quickly rise to an altitude of 8,000 meters and flew northeast along the Yosha border, and there was radio silence throughout the flight.
The E-2C Hawkeye AWACS aircraft, which took off early, sent out powerful active jamming signals that completely jammed all Soviet-made radar scanners in neighboring countries.
Those old Soviet-made radar scanners could not identify the 14 fighters of the commando team led by Colonel Bahari.
When the assault group flew into Saudi airspace, Saudi Arabia, equipped with the latest American-made surveillance radar, still discovered the assault group, and Colonel Bahari pretended to be the air force of the neighboring country according to the prepared lines.
After filling up with fuel through the KC-10A tanker that followed the fighter, 14 fighters began to fly towards Iraq.
When the assault group flew into Iraqi airspace, Colonel Bahari pushed the lever sharply, and the assault group instantly lowered its altitude, flew ultra-low altitude at an altitude of tens of meters above the ground, and entered Iraq's radar blind zone.
After 20 minutes of ultra-low altitude flight, the assault group arrived on time at the bombing target, the Osilak nuclear reactor plant.
Colonel Bahari led eight F-16 fighter-bombers on the bombing mission and quickly climbed to an altitude of 600 meters.
They flew west toward the setting sun, then turned around and prepared to bomb from west to east, while the remaining six F-15 fighters rose to an altitude of 5,000 meters to take up a guard duty.
Don't underestimate the assault group choosing this time period to bomb, the assault group dived from west to east to bomb, just with their backs to the sun, with a wide view, while Iraq's air defense forces had to face the sun, and the harsh sunlight would affect their shooting accuracy.
When the bombing mission is over, the assault group can take advantage of the newly fallen night to fly away quietly, and the whole "Babylon operation" is really too detailed.
Colonel Bahari pushed the lever and dived down to drop a high-explosive laser-guided bomb on the Osilak nuclear reactor, which went directly through the explosion-proof cement compartment on the top floor of the reactor and exploded inside the main body of the reactor.
Seven F-16 fighter-bombers closely followed by Colonel Bahari also dropped 14 laser-guided bombs in turn, all of which hit their targets accurately.
In the face of the sudden bombing of the assault aircraft group, the Iraqi air defense forces and air force did not make any response.
Colonel Bahari ordered six F-15 fighters on air alert to join the bombing procession, and the Osirak nuclear reactor was bombarded by one laser-guided bomb after another, destroying the entire reactor.
When the Iraqi air defense units began to fire blindly into the air, Israeli assault aircraft groups were already flying on the way home under the cover of night.
"Operation Babylon" - textbook operation, can be called a combat classic of special forces.
