105 Squadron (Israel)
Appearance
105 Squadron | |
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The Scorpion logo | |
Active | December 1950-present |
Country | Israel |
Branch | Israeli Air Force |
Role | Air Defence |
Garrison/HQ | Hatzor Airbase |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-16D |
The 105 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as The Scorpion, was founded in December 1950 as a Spitfire squadron and has since operated the P-51 Mustang, Dassault Super Mystere, IAI Sa'ar, and F-4 Phantom II. It currently operates F-16Ds at Hatzor Airbase.
The squadron won the 2009 "Skewer" competition.[1]
References
- ^ YAAKOV KATZ (20 August 2009). "IAF jets battle one another in training competition". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
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