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The Israeli Air Force played an important part in Operation Kadesh, Israel's part in the 1956 Suez Crisis, dropping paratroopers at the Mitla Pass. On June 5, 1967, the first day of the Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force performed Operation Focus, debilitating the opposing Arab air forces and attaining air supremacy for the remainder of the war.
P-51D at the Israeli Air Force Museum; the marking beneath the cockpit notes its participation in the wire-cutting operation at the onset of the Suez Crisis.. Preceded by the Sherut Avir, the air wing of the Haganah, the Israeli Air Force was officially formed on May 28, 1948, shortly after Israel declared statehood and found itself under immediate attack from its Arab neighbors.
Israeli Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-1 Cobra. List of aircraft of the Israeli Air Force: Aircraft highlighted in blue are currently in service.
The Israeli Air Force destroyed the country's vast majority of air defenses and Syrian military stockpiles. Across 15 months of war, instigated by the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks by Hamas ...
The Kings of the Air Squadron: טייסת מלכי האוויר: Sde Dov Airport: Retired: 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
The first Israeli wave attacked 11 bases, catching much of the Egyptian Air Force on the ground and destroying them before they got airborne. The Israeli jets then returned to Israel, were "quick-turned" (refueled and re-armed) in 7 minutes 30 seconds, and left in a second wave that attacked 14 Egyptian bases and returned with only minor losses ...
Israel's Air Force became so dominant that the ground forces discarded their tactical anti-aircraft weapons (though the IDF recently reactivated the M61 Vulcan gatling cannon for counter-UAV ...
The Commander of the Israeli Air Force (Hebrew: מפקד חיל האוויר) is the head and highest-ranking officer of the Israeli Air Force, and has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the air force.