“The 1973 war was basically won by US Vietnam veteran pilots”
Thats a bit of a bold statement / a stretch.
Do you have some reliable sources/backup for that. Thats the first I’ve heard of that.
The Israeli Egyptian/Syrian War of Attrition between 1967 and and 1973 was literally a live-fire testing ground between American and Russian military equipment and systems.
I knew people recruited. Israel had a history of using foreign pilots. They also needed trainers for the new American aircraft they received. The US and Israel benefit greatly from the experience gained there.