IAF Valley Squadron |
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Provided by Amos Dor |
Provided by Amos Dor |
Patch No info yet. |
Sources David Weber Gary Verver Amos Dor (Flying-Wing Squadron) |
Handle No info yet. Heritage JUL 1951 / JUN 1952: The "Valley Squadron" squadron is established DEC 1956: converted to MYSTEREs 29 DEC 1967: converted to Israel's first A-4 Skyhawk squadron. |
Home Ports 1951/52: Ramat-David AFB 31 DEC 1967: Ramat-David AFB |
Air Wings No info yet. |
Aircraft Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft: JUL 1951: Mosquito FB.6 and PR.16 AUG 1956: Mystere IVA 01 JAN 1968: Douglas A-4H Ahit Date Unknown: Douglas A-4N Ahit 1977: Kfir C-1 1985: Kfir C-2 JUL 1991: General Dynamica F-16 Falcon |
Deployments No info yet |
Commanding Officers APR 1964: Ohad Shadmi 1973: Yoram Agmon |
Awards No info yet |
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Events JUL 1951<: The "Valley Squadron" squadron is established flying the Mosquito FB.6 and PR.16. AUG 1956: The unit was dis-established.Re-established flying the Mystere IVA. 05 JUN 1967: Six-Day War starts between Israel and Egypt. Israeli Skyhawks are not yet delivered. 29 DEC 1967: First four Skyhawks shipped from the U.S.A. to Ramat David for the Valley Squadron. 31 DEC 1967: 1st A-4 unit formed at Ramat-David AFB flying the A-4H. 01 JAN 1968: First flight in Israel was on 01 JAN 1968 by Ohad Shadmi. BuNo 155244 was among the first to arrive, and was assigned tail number "03" as IDF/AF number 5303. The other three a/c were assigned 05, 07, and 09. April 1968: the "Ayit" are first used in combat. 11 APR 1968: Second shipment of Skyhawks arrives at Haifa for transfer to Ramat-David AFB and the Valley Squadron. 02 DEC 1968: The Valley Squadron was the first to fly missions with aircraft configured with "TER" and "MER" bomb racks. APR 1970: The Valley Squadron runs the first "OTU" (Operatonal Training Unit) course. Skyhawks replaced the training role of the "Ouragan" training aircraft in the IDF/AF. 08 JAN 1973: The Valley Squadron utilizes a "Crystal" upgraded A-4H in combat for the first time. C.O. Yoram Agmon flies tail number 32 on a motar suppression mission. 06 OCT 1973 10 OCt 1973: As of this date, the unit had lost five aircraft. At some point the squadron operated the A-4N. 1977: The unit migrated to the Kfir C-1. 1985: The "Valley Squadron" migrated to the Kfir C-2. 1991: The "Valley Squadron" migrated to the F-16 |
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