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Israel

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+972 8-990-6888

Israeli Air Force Museum

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Open today · 8:30AM–4:30PMThursday8:30AM–4:30PMFridayClosedSaturdayClosedSunday8:30AM–4:30PMMonday8:30AM–4:30PMTuesday8:30AM–4:30PMWednesday8:30AM–4:30PM

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A visit to the israeli air force museum


The Israeli Air Force Museum is located at Hatzerim Airbase in the Negev desert.

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The museum was established in 1977 and has been open to the public since 1991. The museum displays a variety of Israeli Air Force and foreign aircraft, as well as anti aircraft arms.

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Foreign Types

  • Aerospatiale Gazelle - Former Syrian aircraft, captured 1982.
  • De Havilland Vampire - liveried as Lebanese Air Force aircraft
  • De Havilland Venom - liveried as Iraqi Air Force aircraft
  • Hawker Hunter - Former Chilean example (J-747, ex-XF445), liveried as Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft.
  • Grumman TBM-3E Avenger - BuNo. 69355
  • MiG-15 - former Polish aircraft, bearing Egyptian livery.
  • MiG-17
  • MiG-21 - #007, liveried as Operation Diamond aircraft
  • MiG-21 - #339, two seat variant, acquired 2011 from IAI via Romania. ex Madagascar AF aircraft.
  • MiG-23 - Former Syrian aircraft, defected 1989.
  • Mil Mi-24 - Acquired 2011.

    • Partial remains

  • Bristol Beaufighter - remains of Israeli aircraft shot down 1948, retrieved 1994.
  • De Havilland Mosquito
  • Hiller 360
  • MiG-17 - remains of Syrian aircraft shot down over the Sea of Galilee in 1966
  • MiG-19 - Tail of Egyptian aircraft shot down in 1967
  • Noorduyn Norseman
  • Sukhoi Su-7 - Tail of Egyptian aircraft shot down during Yom Kippur War
  • Tupolev Tu-16 - remains of Iraqi aircraft shot down in 1967

    • Anti Aircraft Artillery

  • ZSU-23-4 Shilka
  • ZSU-57-2

    • Missiles and AA systems

  • SA-2 Guideline - mobile launcher
  • SA-2 Guideline - static launcher

    • References

    Israeli Air Force Museum Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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