Israeli Air Force Museum (41 photos)

The museum is a huge collection of aircraft and helicopters, which are operated by the Israeli Air Force, as well as examples of the country's civil aviation. The museum is a short drive from Beersheba, directly adjacent to the airbase "Hatzerim." Here are the more than two hundred aircraft were in different years in the Air Force of Israel, captured from the enemy anti-aircraft artillery and rocket engineering, fragments of downed aircraft and other interesting exhibits.

Immediately at the entrance - Kfir C-7 with weapons. This is the latest model in the series aircraft Kfir, developed in the 80s. Were armed with laser-guided bombs. The main role they performed - a routine patrol of the Lebanese border.



Lavi



Helicopter Aerospatiale SA-341L Gazelle. The helicopter was in service with the Syrian army, some were shot down. Two of them managed to fix and use against the Syrians themselves.





McDonnell Douglas Skyhawk A-4H.



Egyptian tail "Su-7", downed Oct. 6, 1973, the first day of the Yom Kippur War.



McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk



Macdonnell Douglas RF-4E (S) Phantom. Israeli name «Kurnas»



McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle. Israeli name «Baz»









One of the first drone. Teledyne-Ryan Firebee-II. Israeli name «Mabat».



Helicopter Bell Huey AH-1G / Q / S / E COBRA. Israeli name «Tzefa»





Helicopter Hughes 500MD TWO Defender. Israeli name «Lahatut»





IAI KFIR A-21A





Mikoyan MIG-17. As a result of a navigational error Syrian pilots boarded two planes into Israeli territory. Planes, naturally did not return :))

















AERO COMMANDER / JET COMMANDER 1121



GRUMMAN E-2C HAWKEYE



Simulator "LINK". One of the first flight simulators Israel, was used in the 50s.



Transport helicopter SIKORSKY CH-53. Israeli name «Yasur»



DASSAULT MD-520 OURAGAN