Chazor military airfield
| Chazor Air Wing 4 military airfield , location in Israel: |
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | LLHS | ||
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| Height above MSL | 45 m (148 ft ) | ||
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| opening | 1942 | ||
| operator | Israeli Air Force | ||
| Runways | |||
| 05/23 | 2409 m asphalt | ||
| 11R / 29L | 2451 m asphalt | ||
| 11L / 29R | 2440 m of asphalt | ||
The Chazor military airfield ( ICAO code: LLHS for Israel Air Force Base Hatzor ) is a base of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) . It is located in the middle of Israel about 10 km east of the Mediterranean Sea , near the kibbutz Khazor Ashdod , from which the military airfield takes its name. It has three runways, each almost 2.5 km in length.
history
In 1942 the military airfield was laid out by the Royal Air Force (RAF) under the British mandate over Palestine as RAF base Qastina and in 1948, after the withdrawal of the British, it was taken over by the Hagana and renamed.
On the night of February 25, 1946, Irgun underground fighters attacked the RAF base and destroyed several of the Handley Page Halifax transport planes parked there . Two other RAF bases were also attacked that night, later called The Night of the Aircraft . A total of 20 aircraft were destroyed and several damaged, so that the RAF was forced to move many of their planes to bases in Egypt.
On the morning of August 16, 1966, an Iraqi MiG-21 landed in Chazor (see gallery), the highlight of Operation Diamond . Munir Redfa, an Iraqi fighter pilot, had been persuaded by the Mossad to fly the top product of Soviet aircraft technology to Israel.
The "First Fighter" squadron was founded in May 1948 as the first military aircraft squadron in Israel - at that time still with Messerschmitt fighter planes , imported from Czechoslovakia . She has been flying the F-16C / D since the 1980s and has been involved in numerous missions since its inception.
The "Scorpion" squadron was founded in 1950 and first flew the English Spitfire , later the American Mustang . She was also involved in numerous missions. In the early 1990s she received the F-16C / D.
Current
An aircraft squadron was introduced on Chazor in 2010 that will never take off from the ground. A network of eight simulators uses 3D satellite images so that fighter pilots can realistically and safely practice operations over enemy territory and evasive action in the event of fire with surface-to-air missiles.
On April 2, 2017, the first two batteries of the new David's Sling missile defense system were installed at the base . Not far from the Gaza Strip , they are primarily used to intercept rockets fired by Hamas and Islamic Jihad . The system was jointly developed by Rafael ( Israel ) and Raytheon ( USA ).
units
- 101st Squadron F-16C / D Barak combat aircraft ("First Fighter" Squadron)
- 105th Squadron F-16C / D Barak combat aircraft ("Scorpion" Squadron)
- 420th squadron flight simulators (networked)
- 2 batteries David's Sling interceptor missiles
An F-16C Barak of the 101st Squadron (see stern) stationed on Chazor (exhibition 2017 on Independence Day)
Veterans 2010 in front of an F-16D of the 105th Squadron (stern) in the hangar at Chazor Airbase
Deborah Lee James , then USAF boss, had a flight simulator explained to her at Chazor Airbase in 2015
The MiG-21 deserted from Iraq to Chazor in 1966 in the Museum of the Israeli Air Force (see history)
Test launch of a Stunner interceptor missile of the David's Sling system in December 2015, stationed on Chazor
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.iaf.org.il/3169-3313-EN/IAF.aspx
- ↑ https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3405913,00.html
- ^ IAF website: The First Fighter Squadron
- ^ IAF website: The Scorpion Squadron
- ↑ https://www.jpost.com/Israel/IAFs-newest-squadron-will-never-leave-the-ground
- ↑ http://www.timesofisrael.com/with-a-storm-on-the-horizon-israel-turns-on-its-latest-missile-defense-system/
