Archiv der Kategorie: Israel

Entebbe Raid, 40 Years Ago

Erstellt am Juli 5, 2016 von vmijpp

40 years ago, yesterday. A pretty impressive op with lots of moving parts and zero margin for failure. And pulled off without the help of today’s digital command and control capabilities, and other whiz-bang gear.

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Last Flight of the IAF Skyhawk

Erstellt am Dezember 22, 2015 von vmijpp

From our good friends and allies at XBradTC, news that the Israelis have retired the venerable but highly effective Skyhawk. That plane had a glorious career in the Marine Corps, too. Long shall it be remembered.

Veröffentlicht unter Aviation, Israel, Marine Corps | Kommentar hinterlassen