Israeli Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-1 Cobra
List of aircraft of the Israeli Air Force:
Contents
Fixed wing combat types
| Designation | Year | Year | Hebrew designation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Avia S-199 |
1948 | 1950 | Sakin (Knife) סכין |
 Boeing B-17 |
1948 | 1958 | |
| Boeing F-15I |
1998 | - | Ra'am (Thunder) רעם |
 Bristol Beaufighter |
1948 | ? | |
 Canadair F-86 Sabre |
-[1] | -[1] | |
 Dassault Mirage IIIC |
1962 | 1986 | Shahak (Sky) שחק |
| France Dassault Mirage V |
ordered 1966\7 not delivered | ||
| Dassault Mystère IV |
1955 | 1971 | |
| Dassault Ouragan |
1955 | 1971 | |
| Dassault Super Mystère B2 |
1958 | 1976 | Sambad (Hebrew acronym of "Super Mystère B Deux") סמב"ד |
| de Havilland Mosquito |
1948 | 1958 | |
| Douglas A-4 Skyhawk |
1968 | - | Ayit (Vulture) עייט |
| General Dynamics F-16A/B |
1980 | - | Netz (Hawk) נץ |
| General Dynamics F-16C/D |
1987 | - | Barak (Lightning) ברק |
| Gloster Meteor |
1953 | 1970 | |
 IAI Kfir |
1975 | 1996 | Kfir (Lion Cub) כפיר |
| IAI Nesher |
1971 | 1986 | Nesher (Eagle) נשר |
| IAI Lavi |
1986 | 1987 | Lavi (Young Lion) לביא |
| Lockheed Martin F-16I |
2004 | - | Sufa (Storm) סופה |
| McDonnell Douglas F-15A/B/C/D |
1976 | - | Baz (Falcon) בז |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4 |
1969 | 2004 | Kurnass (Sledgehammer) קורנס |
| North American P-51 |
1948 | 1961 | |
| Sud Aviation S.O. 4050 Vautour |
1957 | 1971 | |
| Supermarine Spitfire |
1948 | 1956 | Yorek ירק (spit)[2] |
Fixed wing auxiliary
| Designation | Year | Year | Hebrew designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auster J/1 Autocrat |
1948 | 1950 | Primus פרימוס |
| Beechcraft Queen Air B-80 |
1974 | 2003 | Zamir (Nightingale) זמיר |
| Beechcraft Bonanza |
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| Beech C-45 Expeditor |
1960 | ? | |
| Beechcraft Super King Air |
1974 | - | Cuckia/Tzufit (Cuckoo/Sunbird) קוקיה/צופית |
| Boeing 377 Stratocruiser/C-97 |
1963 | 1977 | Anak (Giant) ענק |
| Boeing 707 |
1972 | - | Re'em (Oryx) ראם |
| Britten-Norman Islander |
1973 | 1982 | |
| Cessna 172 |
1967 | 1991 | |
| Cessna 180/182/185 |
1977 | 1994 | |
| Cessna U206 Super Skywagon |
1968 | 1998 | |
| Consolidated PBY Catalina |
1952 | 1961 | |
| Curtiss C-46 Commando |
1948 | 1971 | |
| de Havilland Tiger Moth |
1948 | 1949 | |
| de Havilland Dragon Rapide DH.89 |
1948 | 1949 | |
 Dornier Do 27 |
1964 | 1994 | Dror (Sparrow) דרור |
| Dornier Do 28 |
1971 | 2001 | Agur (Crane) עגור |
| Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota |
1948 | 2000 | |
| Douglas DC-4/C-54 Skymaster |
1948 | 1949 | |
| Douglas DC-5 |
1948 | 1955 | |
| Fairchild Argus |
1948 | ? | |
| Grumman E-2 Hawkeye |
1978 | 2002 | Daya (Kite bird) דיה |
| Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
1948 | ? | |
| Grumman OV-1 Mohawk |
1974 | 1978 | |
| IAI Arava |
1973 | 2004 | Arava (Prairie) ערבה |
| IAI Westwind/Seascan |
1973 | Shahaf (Seagull) שחף | |
| Lockheed Constellation |
1948 | 1949 | |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
1971 | - | Karnaf (Rhinoceros) קרנף |
| Lockheed Hudson |
1948 | 1950 | |
| Lockheed Lodestar |
1948 | 1949 | |
| Miles Aerovan M.57 |
1948 | 1955 | |
| Miles Gemini |
1948 | 1950 | |
| Noorduyn C-64 Norseman UC-64A |
1948 | 1949 | |
| Nord 1203 Norécrin II |
1967 | ? | |
| Nord 2501 Noratlas |
1955 | 1976 | |
 Piaggio P.149 |
1968 | 1972 | |
 Pilatus Turbo Porter |
1963 | 1976 | |
| Republic RC-3 Seabee |
1948 | ? | |
 RWD-13 |
1948 | 1949 | |
| RWD-15 |
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| SOCATA Rallye |
1965 | 1969 | |
| SOCATA Trinidad |
1995 | ? | Pashosh (Warbler) פשוש |
| Taylorcraft Auster AOP 3/5 |
1948 | 1949 | |
| Taylorcraft Plus C |
1948 | ? |
Fixed wing trainers
| Designation | Year | Year | Hebrew designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airspeed Oxford/Consul |
1949 | 1961 | |
| Avro Anson |
1949 | 1961 | |
| Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet |
1948 | 1967 | |
| de Havilland Chipmunk |
1949 | 1950 | |
 Fokker Instructor |
1949 | 1954 | |
| Fouga Magister |
1960 | 2010 | Tzukit (Monticola) צוקית |
| Hawker Beechcraft T-6 Texan II |
2009 | - | Efroni (Lark) עפרוני |
| North American T-6 Texan |
1948 | 1974 | |
| Piper Super Cub |
1948 | 2002 | |
| Temco Buckaroo |
1949 | 1952 | |
| Vultee BT-13 Valiant |
1948 | 1949 |
Helicopters
| Designation | Year | Year | Hebrew designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Alouette II |
1957 | 1975 | |
| Aérospatiale Super Frelon |
1967 | 1996 | Tzir'a (Hornet) צרעה |
| HH-65 Dolphin |
1985 | 1997 | Dolphin דולפין |
| Eurocopter Panther |
1996 | - | Atalef (Bat) עטלף |
| Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
1967 | 2002 | |
| Bell 206 |
1978 | - | Saifan (Gladiolus) סייפן |
| Bell 212 |
1978 | ? | Anafa (Heron) אנפה |
| Bell AH-1 Cobra |
1975 | - | Tzefa (Viper) צפע |
| Bell 47 |
1965 | 1974 | |
| Hiller 360 |
1951 | 1961 | |
| Hughes 500 |
1979 | 2001 | Lahatut (Trick) להטוט |
| McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache |
1990 | - | Peten (Adder) פתן |
| McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Apache Longbow |
2004 | - | Saraph (Seraph) שרף |
| Sikorsky S-55 |
1957 | 1966 | |
| Sikorsky S-58 |
1958 | 1975 | |
| Sikorsky CH-53 |
1969 | - | Yas'ur (Petrel) יסעור |
| Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk |
1994 | - | Yanshuf (Owl) ינשוף |
Unmanned aerial vehicles
| Designation | Year | Year | Hebrew designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan BQM-34A Firebee |
Mabat (Gaze) מבט | ||
| Ryan BQM-34E/F Firebee II |
Shadmit (Pratincole) שדמית | ||
| Northrop Chukar |
Telem (Furrow) תלם | ||
| Tadiran Mastiff |
1979 | 1992 | |
| IAI Scout |
1979 | 1992 | |
| IAI Searcher 1 |
1992 | ? | |
| IAI Searcher 2 |
1998 | ? |
Captured / defected aircraft
| Designation | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale Gazelle |
1982 |  Syria
|
| Supermarine Spitfire |
1948 |  Egypt
|
| de Havilland Dragon Rapide |
1952? |  Jordan
|
| Fairchild Argus |
1948 | Egypt
|
 Sukhoi Su-7 |
1969? |  Egypt
|
| Heliopolis Gomhouria |
1967 | Egypt
|
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-15 |
1956 |  Egypt
|
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 |
1968 |  Syria
|
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
1966 | Iraq
|
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 |
1989 | Syria
|
| Mil Mi-8 |
1973 |  Egypt
|
| Yakovlev Yak-11 |
1964 | Egypt
|
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Deal signed but canceled in the fallout from the 1956 Suez Crisis. Norton, Bill (2004). Air War on the Edge - A History of the Israel Air Force and its Aircraft since 1947. Midland Publishing. p. 372. ISBN 1-85780-088-5.
- ↑ History of Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc PV270
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