Back further in 1968, during a Yemen Saudi border disagreement, British pilots carried out ground attack operations along the border and into the Yemen. Hunters, Strike Masters and the odd F86 were used to good effect. The difficult mountain flying and the need to get in low was challenging for them. *Some English Electric Lighting supplied to the RSA were equipped for ground attack and performed well.
The Yemen side had a few numbers of Mig and they did try and interfere however after a text book intercept by a Lightning at high altitude just over Saudi airspace interference ceased.
Sorry about thread drift.
