Jump to content

105 Squadron (Israel)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by SchreiberBike (talk | contribs) at 01:09, 17 October 2013 (Correct ordinal 105st → 105. Also some copy editing.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

105 Squadron
The Scorpion logo
The Scorpion Squadron
ActiveDecember 1950-present
Country Israel
Branch Israeli Air Force
RoleAir Defence
Garrison/HQHatzor Airbase
Aircraft flown
FighterF-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

  1. ^ YAAKOV KATZ (20 August 2009). "IAF jets battle one another in training competition". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 August 2009.