Ramat David Airbase

Ramat David Airbase

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Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force and is located southeast of Haifa, close to kibbutz Ramat David and Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley. It was originally built as a Royal Air Force station in 1942 under the British Mandate and was known as RAF Ramat David. On May 26, 1948 it was turned over to the newly created Israel Defense Forces, who currently base 3 F-16 C/D squadrons and a Hughes 500MD squadron. Ramat David hosted the 117th Hasilon Harishona or First Jet squadron, which was founded June 7, 1953. It operated Israel's first jet aircraft, which included the Gloster Meteor T7, F8, and FR9. [ [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/meteor.html Gloster Meteor from the Jewish Virtual Library] ]

Units

*109 Squadron IAF F-16D
*110 Squadron IAF F-16C/D Block 30
*117 Squadron IAF F-16C/D Block 30
*157 Squadron IAF Electrical Warfare
*190 Squadron IAF AH-64A
*193 Squadron IAF AS-565

Notes

References

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/ramat_david.htm Ramat David from globalsecurity.org]
* [http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/israel/iafbase.htm Aeroflight World Airforces]

ee also

*List of airports in Israel


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