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Sambad (Hebrew acronym of "Super Mystère B Deux") סמב"ד. Fouga CM.170 Magister. 1957. 1967. Tzukit (Monticola) צוקית. de Havilland Mosquito. 1948. 1958. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.
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 ...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Active. 135 Squadron. The Kings of the Air Squadron. טייסת מלכי האוויר. Sde Dov Airport. Socata Rallye, Cessna 180, Cessna 206, Britten-Norman Islander, Beechcraft Queen Air, Socata TB, Beechcraft Super King Air, Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Beechcraft Bonanza. Inactive. 192 Squadron.
History of the Israeli Air Force. Tel Aviv, June 3, 1948: Modi Alon chases a Royal Egyptian Air Force C-47 in an Avia S-199 to score the IAF's first aerial victory. The History of the Israel Air Force begins in May 1948, shortly after the formation of the State of Israel. Following Israel's declaration of independence on May 14, its pre-state ...
Design and development Origins. During the early 1962, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) introduced the first of its Dassault Mirage IIICJ fighter aircraft. For the next two decades, it would be used as an air supremacy platform, securing the skies from hostile aircraft and achieving an impressive kill record during its service life.
The first nine F-35s became operational with the Israeli Air Force in December 2017. On 22 May 2018, Israeli Air Force commander, Major General Amikam Norkin, reported that Israel had become the first country in the world to use the F-35 in combat. In November 2020, an F-35I testbed aircraft was delivered. This was the only example of a testbed ...
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 ...
Name Country Service Victories Giora Epstein Israel Israeli Air Force: 17: Abraham Salmon Israel Israeli Air Force: 14.5: Amir Nachumi Israel Israeli Air Force: 14 Asher Snir