The 113 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 Defens ...
, also known as the ''Tayeset Ha'Tsira'a'' (Hornet or Wasp Squadron), was formed on October 4, 1955. The Hornets were the first squadron to fly 24 MD450B
Dassault Ouragan
The Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan (french: Hurricane) is a French fighter-bomber developed and produced by Dassault Aviation. It has its origins in a private venture by Dassault to produce an all-French aircraft which would make use of jet propulsion ...
s. It suffered eight fatalities during the 1967
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 Ju ...
.
By January 1973
IAI Nesher
Nesher ( he, נֶשֶׁר) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of . It was founded in 1923 as a workers town for the Nesher Cement factory, the first cement factory in the country.
History
Nesher was founded in ...
replaced the Dassault Ouragans that were retired from duty.
In 1976 the squadron replaced the Nesher with the
IAI Kfir C-1.
The squadron was disbanded in 1987.
The squadron was reformed in September 1990 as the first Israeli
AH-64A Apache squadron and slowly migrated to the exclusive use of the
AH-64D Apache Longbow
The Boeing AH-64 Apache () is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vis ...
in 2005.
External links
Global Security Profile
on Aeroflight.co.uk.
Squadron 113 "Ha'Tsira'a" The Wasp Squadron
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Israeli Air Force squadrons