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The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, romanized : Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, lit. 'tl', "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as חֵיל הָאֲוִיר , Kheil HaAvir, "Air Corps") operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948 ...
List of aircraft of the Israeli Air Force: Fixed wing combat types. Designation Entered Service Left Service Hebrew designation Avia S-199: 1948: 1950: Sakin (Knife ...
Wing of Zion. Wing of Zion ( Hebrew: כנף ציון, Knaf Tzion, Arabic: جناح صهيون, Janah Sahyoun ), commonly known in Israel as Israel's Air Force One, [4] is the principal government transport aircraft of the State of Israel, tasked with transporting the President and Prime Minister overseas during international visits.
Operation Rimon 20. Rimon 20 ( Hebrew: רימון 20, Pomegranate 20) was the code name of an aerial battle in 1970 which pitted the Israeli Air Force directly against Soviet fighter pilots stationed in Egypt during the War of Attrition. Israel planned the dogfight in order to send a message that it would no longer tolerate direct Soviet ...
Hatzerim Airbase. Retired: Supermarine Spitfire, North American P-51 Mustang, Gloster Meteor, Dassault Ouragan, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Active: General Dynamics F-16I. Active. 109 Squadron. The Valley Squadron. טייסת העמק. Ramat David Airbase. Retired: de Havilland Mosquito, Dassault Mystère IV, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, IAI Kfir.
IAI Kfir C.1 at the entrance to Ovda Israeli Air Force Base The Kfir entered service with the IAF in 1975, the first units being assigned to the 101st "First Fighter" Squadron . Over the following years, several other squadrons were also equipped with the new aircraft.
Operation Focus ( Hebrew: מבצע מוקד, Mivtza Moked) was the opening airstrike by Israel at the start of the Six-Day War in 1967. It is sometimes referred to as the "Sinai Air Strike". At 07:45 on 5 June 1967, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) under Maj. Gen. Mordechai Hod launched a massive airstrike that destroyed the majority of the Egyptian ...
Argentine Air Force. Number built. 61 (51+10) Developed from. Dassault Mirage 5. Developed into. IAI Kfir. The Israel Aircraft Industries Nesher ( Hebrew: נשר, ' griffon vulture ', also translated to ' eagle ') was the Israeli version of the French Dassault Mirage 5 multirole fighter. [1]