Squadron 107 ( he, טייסת 107) is a squadron of the

Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...

. Squadron 107 is also known as the Knights of the Orange Tail ( he, אבירי הזנב הכתום). It was formed in January 1953 to operate

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Ramat David Airbase Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base (, he, בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִיר רָמַת דָּוִד ''Basis Kheil HaAvir Ramat David'') is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force, located southeast of Haifa, close to kibbu ...

. Although it was disbanded a year later, it was reformed in the 1960s and currently operates the

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Hatzerim Airbase Hatzerim Israeli Air Force Base ( he, בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר חֲצֵרִים, ''Basis Heil HaAvir Hatzerim'') is an air base of the Israeli Air Force in the Negev Desert on the west outskirts of Beersheba, near Kibbutz Hatze ...

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* Israeli Air Force squadrons Military units and formations established in 1953 Military units and formations disestablished in 1954 Military units and formations established in 1960 {{Israeli Air Force Squadrons