The Fighting Israeli Air Force: The Amazing Combat History of the World's Finest Air Force, 1948–1984 PDF
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THE FIGHTING FORCE AIR 3r SB in- Amazing Combat line History of the World's Finest Air Force 1948-1984 USAR Brig. Gen. Stanley ML Ulanoff, Lt. Col. David Eshel, IDF, Ret. THE FIGHTING ISRAELI FORCE AIR Books Written or Edited by Stanley M. Ulanoff WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFT IN COMBAT ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO U.S. MISSILES AND ROCKETS MATS-THE STORY OF THE MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE BOMBS AWAY! THE FIRST WAR IN THE AIR, 1914-1918 Illustrated MAN IN A GREEN BERET Am Combat Classics WINGED WARFARE, Lieutenant Colonel William A. Bishop ACE OF ACES, Captain Rene Fonck FIGHTING AIRMAN—THE WAY OF THE EAGLE, Major Charles J. Biddle FLYING FURY, Major James T.B. McCudden WIND IN THE WIRES, Captain Duncan Grinnell-Milne THE RED BARON, Rittmeister Manfred Frh. von Richthofen ACE OF THE IRON CROSS, Oberleutnant Ernst Udet UP AND AT EM, Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Hartney FLYING IN FLANDERS, Lieutenant Willy Coppens THE FIGHTING ISRAELI FORCE AIR USAR Brig. Gen. Stanley M. Ulanoff, Lt. Col. David Eshel, IDF, Ret. ARCO PUBLISHING, INC. NEW YORK Published by Arco Publishing, Inc. 215 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10003 Copyright © 1985 by Stanley M. Ulanoff All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief excerpts in connection with a review in a magazine or newspaper. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Ulanoff, Stanley M. The fighting Israeli Air Force. Includes index. 1. Israel. Hel ha-avir. I. Eshel, David. II. Title. UG635.I75U43 1985 358.4'0095694 84-16871 ISBN 0-668-05578-2 (Cloth Edition) Printed in the United States of America 987654321 10 Dedication To the heroes of the Israel Air Force and their corn- May rades in the Israel Defence Force. their bravery be rewarded with peace. Contents Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1. Thunder in the Sky—An Overview 1 Chapter 2. The War of Independence, 1948 19 Chapter 3. The Sinai Campaign, 1956 33 Chapter 4. The Six-Day War, 1967 42 Chapter 5. The War ofAttrition, 1967-70 62 Chapter 6. The Yom Kippur War, 1973 74 Chapter 7. Entebbe—The Impossible Rescue, July 4, 1976 119 Chapter 8. Baghdad-The Osirak Reactor, 1981 129 Chapter 9. Lebanon—Operation Peace for Galilee, 1982 134 Appendix I. The Missions of the IAF 156 Appendix II. Israeli Defense Force (Zahal) 157 Appendix III. Uniforms and Insignia 158 Appendix IV. IAF Commanders 162 Appendix V. Air Bases 166 Appendix VI. The Aircraft, Friend and Foe (1947-1983) 169 Appendix VII. Israel—Some Facts and Figures 192 Appendix VIII. A Brief History of Israel 194 Appendix IX. A Chronology of Highlights from Biblical Times to the Present 197 Appendix X. Religions of Israel 201 Index 203 vii
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