The Birth of The Israel Air Force

[NatCigg]

The Birth of The Israel Air Force, 1.5 hour story about such.  spitfires and 109s rule the day post ww2. enjoy. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibh1ps3vbd8

[bozon]

1948 over Israel was just like AH main arena - spits 109 and P51s in the same squadron fighting other spits 205s and tempests. Then there were also b17s and mosquitos (Brit and israeli) flying about, C47s in the role of bombers and piper-cubs as attack planes... Throw a couple of sea furies and beaufighters into the mix, ex-RAF pilots dogfighting RAF pilots and there you have it.
What a mess.

[zack1234]

I did not know Israel had a airforce

[Sundowner]

Thanks for the video.


Godspeed IAF 

Regards,
Sun

[rpm]

I recently watched this on either Netflix or Amazon Prime, can't remember which. Great film.

[DaveBB]

I liked the part where they talked about banging a bunch of girls while ferrying the planes to Israel (seriously).

[NatCigg]

Panamanian girls! 

something like 'bought a car, bought a suit, loaded with testosterone, so did the only natural thing to do.' 

[WaffenVW]

What a bunch of characters. Love it!

[bozon]

Finally got around to watch it. It is very well made and entertaining. As waffen said above, "What a bunch of characters" indeed!
Thanks for posting this NatCigg 

The Israeli airforce and armed forces in general were very fortunate to learn from such great characters. Ezer Weizmann, the second native Israeli pilot in the squadron who was mentioned briefly in the film, was the one to collect all that knowledge, experience and ideas, and then use them in molding the new IAF into what it became to be. He was later to become a legendary airforce commander, and the president of Israel.

[wpeters]

I did not know Israel had a airforce

Your a idiot.  What u think they called down rocks on their enemys

[pipz]

I did not know Israel had a airforce

Yes! Mostly equipped with the Brewster 239 and some F15s to support them.