"Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us."
Henry V, Shakespeare

Date
18 December 1996 (D +9).

Location
British 1st Corps operational area.

Weather
Temperature: 41 F / 5 C
Humidity: 93%
Wind: 8 mph / 12.9 kmh SE
Wind chill: 35.8 F / 2.1 C
Precipitation: 0
Conditions: Mostly cloudy.

Events
Air combat between RAF/RCAF and Soviet 16th Air Army becomes a war of attrition, with Soviet ground attack aircraft wrecking havoc with infrastructure in the British I Corps rear area, while British and Canadian aircraft duel with Soviet fighter cover and attempt to conduct their own ground attacks on Soviet forces. Losses are heavy on both sides.