The Israeli Air Force and German Air Force held an event on Aug. 18. 2020 that will go down in the…
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Israeli Air Force’s second F-35 squadron declared operational after 72 hours of intensive combat simulation
by Dario LeoneThe 116th (“Lions of the South”) Squadron is now ready to take part in the IAF’s extensive operational activity. About six…
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Israeli Air Force fighter pilots to conduct flyovers of Dachau concentration camp and the Olympic Village in Munich in September
by Dario LeoneThe IAF aircraft will conduct flyovers of the sites to honor the memory of those who perished there. The Israeli Air…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The day Israeli F-4Es shot down 14 Egyptian Mi-8 helicopters (one by using their afterburner)
by Dario LeoneOn Oct. 6. 1973, the first day of the Yom Kippur War, the Kurnass community was faced with an unorthodox challenge.…
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A quick look at Israeli Air Force participation in Operation Entebbe, one of the most daring hostage rescue missions in history
by Dario LeoneThe combat forces were airlifted by four C-130 cargo aircraft from the Ophir airport in southern Sinai on the afternoon of…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Of Floggers and Foxbats: the story of Syrian MiG-23s and MiG-25s, the fighter jets that were never able to match Israeli F-15s
by Dario LeoneThe Soviet agreement to export MiG-23MFs and MiG-25PDs to Syria was a major break-through: it was the time ever that the…
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In the meantime, despite the coronavirus, Israeli Air Force (IAF) and US Air Force (USAF) F-35s trained together on Mar. 29,…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the Israeli Mirage that shot down an Israeli F-4E Phantom II during the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War
by Dario Leone‘While one of the Mirages from No. 144 Squadron, IAF shot down the F-4E with the call-sign Buffet 2, another went…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
[Video] Israeli Fighter Pilot explains how he became the first F-15 Driver to score a MiG Kill
by Dario LeoneSpotting the two MiG-21s first, Moshe Melnik became the section leader and turned towards them, launching a Python 3 AAM as…
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Civil AviationLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Airbus A320 with 172 People Aboard Nearly Shot Down by Syrian Air Defense During Israeli F-16 Strike
by Dario LeoneThe A320 diverted safely to Russia’s nearby Khmeimim military air base. An Airbus A320 airliner carrying 172 passengers was nearly shot…
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