General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: NatCigg on December 24, 2015, 12:36:41 AM
Title: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: NatCigg on December 24, 2015, 12:36:41 AM
The Birth of The Israel Air Force, 1.5 hour story about such. spitfires and 109s rule the day post ww2. enjoy. :airplane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibh1ps3vbd8
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: bozon on December 24, 2015, 04:03:59 AM
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.
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: zack1234 on December 24, 2015, 04:34:56 AM
I did not know Israel had a airforce :old:
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: Sundowner on December 25, 2015, 08:59:02 AM
Thanks for the video. :aok
Godspeed IAF :salute
Regards, Sun
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: rpm on December 28, 2015, 12:35:15 PM
I recently watched this on either Netflix or Amazon Prime, can't remember which. Great film.
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: DaveBB on December 29, 2015, 09:25:12 PM
I liked the part where they talked about banging a bunch of girls while ferrying the planes to Israel (seriously).
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: NatCigg on December 30, 2015, 03:43:07 PM
Panamanian girls! :rock
something like 'bought a car, bought a suit, loaded with testosterone, so did the only natural thing to do.' :rofl
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: WaffenVW on December 30, 2015, 03:53:21 PM
What a bunch of characters. Love it!
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: bozon on January 02, 2016, 03:00:45 PM
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 :aok
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.
Title: Re: The Birth of The Israel Air Force
Post by: wpeters on January 02, 2016, 03:05:51 PM