David Elazar, Israeli Chief of Staff ( says about the day of 10
October 1973 (Yesterday evening the aircrafts came
which were sent by the United States to compensate all
our lost ones till now, they came from American bases
in Europe with the label of our air force. It started
fighting after limited moments)-
David Elazar.
He says also on 13th of October
( Nickel Grass operation continued under commandment
and supervision of one top responsible of American
ministry of defense. The giant aircrafts of type C5
and C141, set off from military bases where it had
been charged with equipment and weapons... that
airlift become the only hope till we return our
breathers)-David Elazar.
In her book "My life" Golda Meir, Israeli prime Minister then says:
(The arrival of American transport aircraft
C5, transporting military equipment and weapons continuously saved
Israel of its worst fate, I remember that on 7 October, I contacted
again our Ambassador in the U.S.A. who told me that it was three
O’clock in the morning and I can not awaken any American responsible
now. I said to him that is not my concern what is the time now,
death swallow our soldiers and any retarded hour cost us too much,
awaken them all, contact doctor Kissinger immediately... Kissinger
replied that giant aircrafts type C 141 received the president's
order to transport all required)-Golda Meir
