The maps below show graphical representations of various aspects of the Israeli attack on USS Liberty.
This map shows the course of USS Liberty on June 8th, the Israeli recon flights (shown in circles), and the attacks by air and sea forcesEgyptian Radar Plots—This map shows US intercepts of Egyptian radar plots from the time before, during, and after the Israeli attack on
USS LibertyThis map shows the general geographic area of USS Liberty's cruising station, the location of the attack, and the bases of the Israeli air
and naval forces.This map is from the 1981 Israeli Defense Forces Report and purports to show the positions of the Israeli air and see forces, as well as the position of
USS Liberty, during the attack.This map shows the positions of the various US forces on June 8th and 9th. In particular, it shows the distance between the US aircraft carriers and the
position of USS LIberty during and after the attack.
Positions of US SIGINT platforms In addition to USS Liberty, the United States
maintained two airborne signals intercept (SIGINT) platforms.This map shows the tracks of these platforms.Israeli Costal Radar Coverage—This map shows the range of the Israeli coastal radar defense net. USS Liberty's course for most of the June 8th
daylight hours leading up to the attack was within Israeli radar coverage. USS Liberty was the largest radar target in this zone.USS Liberty's course, June 8, 1967. The plots on this map reflect the positions of USS Liberty hourly, as recorded in the ship's log.
Limit of the visual horizon for a pilot at 3,000 feet. This diagram shows the limit of a pilot's visual horizon at 3,000 feet. Had there been a warship in the area,
both the ship and its high speed wake would have been visible to the Israeli pilots.
