LIST OF AIR STRIKES - 1st NOVEMBER 1956
Following the failure of the night bombing on the 31st October 1956, at 05:20 on the 1st November the planes took off once again from their base in Cyprus..
By the end of the day the 3 Squadrons of Venoms had flown 104 sorties, the French F-84Fs a total of 75. They claimed 59 Egyptian aircraft destroyed (mainly MiGs) on te ground, 11 probables and 37 damaged, along with considerable damage to the airfields and hangars. The French claimed 16 aircraft (again mostly MiGs) destroyed, 9 probables and 4 damaged, along with damage to the airfields and hangars.
At the same time, the Fleet Air Arm also began its' assault. 36 Sea Hawks, Sea Venoms & Wyverns were launched from the 3 carriers, Eagle, Albion and Bulwark. Their targets were the airfields at Cairo, West Almaza and Inchas. By the end of the day they claimed 80 aircraft destroyed (22 of which were MiGs), 9 probables and 85 damaged.
| ETA TARGET | TARGET | AIRCRAFT | CLAIMS DESTROYED |
| 06:04 | Kasfareet | 4 Venom | 2 MiGs destroyed, one u/i |
06:09
| Kabrit | 4 Venom | Aircraft damaged |
06:04
| Abu Sueir | 4 Venom | 7 MiGs destroyed, 2 damaged |
06:09
| Fayid | 4 Venom | Meteor destroyed, Vampire damaged |
06:24
| Fayid | 3 F-84F | 2 Meteor destroyed, Hangar damaged |
06:29
| Abu Sueir | 3 F-84F | 3 MiGs damaged |
06:44
| Kabrit | 4 F-84F | 5 MiGs strafed |
06:49
| Kasfareet | 4 F-84F | ----- |
07:04
| Abu Sueir | 4 F-84F | AA gun destroyed |
07:04
| Fayid | 4 F-84F | Vampire destroyed, Meteor destroyed |
| 07:09 | Abu Sueir | 4 F-84F | ----- |
| 07:14 | Deversoir | Hangar attacked | |
| 07:34 | Kabrit | 4 Venom | 6 MiGs destroyed |
| 07:39 | Fayid | 4 Venom | ----- |
| 08:38 | Fayid | 4 Venom | ----- |
| 08:44 | Abu Sueir | 2 MiGs damaged | |
| 08:44 | Kabrit | 4 Venom | 4 MiGs destroyed |
| 10:04 | Abu Sueir | 4 Venom | 1 MiGs destroyed, u/l aircraft damaged |
| 10:09 | Fayid | 4 Venom | ----- |
| 10:29 | Kasfareet | 4 Venom | Hangar strafed |
| 10:34 | Kabrit | 4 Venom | 2 MiGs destroyed, one damaged |
| 10:54 | Kabrit | 4 F-84F | 1 MiG damaged |
| 10:59 | Abu Sueir | 4 Venom | ---- |
| 11:49 | Fayid | 4 Venom | 1 Meteor destroyed, one damaged |
| 11:54 | Kasfareet | 4 Venom | Hangar in flames |
| 12:04 | Abu Sueir | 4 Venom | Hangar rocketed |
| 12:09 | Kabrit | 4 Venom | 1 MiG damaged, hangar rocketed |
| 12:19 | Fayid | 4 F-84F | u/l aircraft damaged |
| 12:19 | Fayid | 4 F-84F | 1 MiG damaged |
| 12:24 | Abu Sueir | 4 F-84F | 1 MiG destroyed, one damaged |
| 12:24 | Kabrit | 4 F-84F | Ammo dump damaged |
| 12:56 | Fayid | 3 F-84F | 1 MiG damaged |
| 13:04 | Abu Sueir | 4 Venom | 1 MiG destroyed, 1 Vampire destroyed |
| 13:09 | Kabrit | 4 Venom | 1 MiG damaged, 2 Vampires damaged |
| 13:10 | Abu Sueir | 3 F-84F | ----- |
| 14:09 | Abu Sueir | 4 Venom | 1 Vampire destroyed, 1 Meteor destroyed |
| 14:14 | Fayid | Hangars damaged | |
| 14:19 | Fayid | 4 Venom | 4 MiGs destroyed |
| 14:29 | Kabrit | Hangars rocketed | |
| 14:39 | Kasfareet | 4 Venom | 2 MiGs destroyed, 3 damaged |
| 14:44 | Kabrit | Hangar in flames, 3 damaged | |
| 15:04 | Fayid | 4 Venom | Hangar damaged |
| 15:09 | Abu Sueir | Hangar damaged | |
| 15:44 | Fayid | 4 F-84F | Installations attacked |
| 15:44 | Fayid | 4 F-84F | Buildings attacked |
| 15:44 | Abu Sueir | 4 F-84F | 2 Masters attacked |
| 15:49 | Abu Sueir | 2 MiGs damaged | |
| 15:49 | Kabrit | Hangars attacked | |
| 15:49 | Fayid | 6 MiGs attacked | |
| 16:04 | Fayid | 4 Venom | 1 Meteor destroyed, 1 Vampire destroyed |
| 16:09 | Kasfareet | 6 MiGs detroyed | |
| 16:34 | Fayid | 4 Venom | 1 MiG detroyed, Hangar damaged |
| 16:34 | Shallufa | 4 Venom | Buildings damaged |
| 16:34 | Abu Sueir | 4 Venom | 7 MiGs detroyed, 4 damaged |
| 16:39 | Abu Sueir | 1 MiG detroyed | |
| 16:39 | Deversoir | 8 MiGs observed under camouflage | |
| 16:39 | Kabrit | 4 Venom | 5 MiGs detroyed, 7 damaged |
| 16:39 | Abu Sueir | 5 F-84F | ----- |
| 16:44 | Kabrit | 6 MiGs damaged | |
| 16:44 | Kabrit | 4 F-84F | 2 MiGs damaged, Hangars attacked |
| 16:49 | Abu Sueir | 4 F-84F | Barracks attacked |
| 16:54 | Kabrit | Barracks attacked | |
| 16:54 | Abu Sueir | 4 F-84F | 2 MiGs damaged |