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The Israeli Air Force Museum is located at Hatzerim Airbase in the Negev desert.
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The museum was established in 1977 and has been open to the public since 1991. The museum displays a variety of Israeli Air Force and foreign aircraft, as well as anti aircraft arms.
Aircraft on display
editIsraeli air force aircraft
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Foreign Types
edit- Aerospatiale Gazelle - Former Syrian aircraft, captured 1982.
- De Havilland Vampire - liveried as Lebanese Air Force aircraft
- De Havilland Venom - liveried as Iraqi Air Force aircraft
- Hawker Hunter - Former Chilean example (J-747, ex-XF445), liveried as Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft.[1]
- Grumman TBM-3E Avenger - BuNo. 69355
- MiG-15 - former Polish aircraft, bearing Egyptian livery.
- MiG-17
- MiG-21 - #007, liveried as Operation Diamond aircraft
- MiG-21 - #339, two seat variant, acquired 2011 from IAI via Romania. ex Madagascar AF aircraft.
- MiG-23 - Former Syrian aircraft, defected 1989.
- Mil Mi-24 - #4010, Acquired 2004[2]
Partial remains
edit- Bristol Beaufighter - remains of Israeli aircraft shot down 1948, retrieved 1994.
- De Havilland Mosquito
- Hiller 360
- MiG-17 - remains of Syrian aircraft shot down over the Sea of Galilee in 1966
- MiG-19 - Tail of Egyptian aircraft shot down in 1967
- Noorduyn Norseman
- Sukhoi Su-7 - Tail of Egyptian aircraft shot down during Yom Kippur War
- Tupolev Tu-16 - remains of Iraqi aircraft shot down in 1967
Anti Aircraft Weapons
editAnti Aircraft Artillery
editMissiles and AA systems
edit- SA-2 Guideline - mobile launcher
- SA-2 Guideline - static launcher
Other Vehicles
editReferences
edit- ^ Griffin, David J. (2006). Hawker Hunter 1951 to 2007. Lulu.com. p. 273. ISBN 9781430305934.
- ^ "Mi-24D 4010 : Mil Mi-24D". www.armedconflicts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
Bibliography
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