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OOB of Israeli Air Force (IAF) (חיל האוויר הישראלי/Kheil Haavir Haisraeli) in 1973, when Yom Kippur war (October war/1973 Arab-Israeli conflict) began.

Commander of Air Force - Major General (Aluf) Binyamin "Benny" Peled

Fixed Wing Squadrons

Ramat David Air Base

32° 39'60.00" N, 35° 10'60.00" E

• 69 "Hammers" Squadron - Lt.Col (Sgan aluf) Yoram Agmon

F-4E "Kurnass"

• 117 "First Jet" Squadron - Lt.Col Yehuda Koren

Mirage IIIC "Shahak"

• 109 "The Valley" Squadron - Lt.Col Yitzhak David

A-4 "Ayit"

• 110 "Knights of The North" Squadron

A-4 "Ayit"

Hazor Air Base

31° 45'42.00" N, 34° 43'40.00" E

• 201 "The One" Squadron - Major Ron Huldai

F-4E "Kurnass"

• 101 "First Fight" Squadron - Lt.Col Avi Nir (POW in Syria at Oct 13th, 1973)

Mirage IIIC "Shahak"

• 113 "Hornet" Squadron - Lt.Col Jacob Gal

Nesher

• 105 "The Scorpion" Squadron - Lt.Col Shlomo Shapira

Super Mystere

Hatzerim Air Base

31° 14'0.00" N, 34° 39'50.00" E

• 107 "Knights of the Orange Tail" Squadron - Lt.Col Iftach Spector

F-4E "Kurnass"

• 102 "Flying Tiger" Squadron - Lt.Col Uri Shahar

A-4 "Ayit"

Tel Nof Air Base

31° 49'60.00" N, 34° 50'0.00" E

• 119 "Bat" Squadron - Lt.Col Eliezer Prigat

F-4E "Kurnass"

8 F-4s participated in Damascus Strike in Oct 8th, 1973

• 115 "Flying Dragon" Squadron - Lt.Col Giora Romm

A-4 "Ayit"

• 116 "The Defenders of the South" Squadron - Lt.Col Ehud Send

A-4 "Ayit"

Ezion Air Base

29° 35'30.00" N, 34° 46'48.00" E (SInai)

• 144 "Phoenix" Squadron - Lt.Col Menachem Sharon

Nesher

Helicopter Squadrons

• 114 "Night Leaders" Squadron

Super Frelon

• 118 "Nocturnal Birds of Prey" Squadron

CH-53

• 123 "The Desert Birds" Squadron

Bell 205

• 124 "Rolling Sword" Squadron

Bell 205

References

• חיל האוויר הישראלי במלחמת יום הכיפורים (Israeli Air Force in Yom Kippur War) - Hebrew Wikipedia