105 Squadron (Israel)

Israeli military unit 105 Squadron טייסת העקרב 200px 150px The Scorpion Squadron December 1950-present Israel 23px Israel 23px Air Defence Ramat David Airbase F-16D The 105 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as The Scorpion, operates F-16Ds from Ramat David Airbase. Neiger Zohar Zero to a Hundred with the 105th Squadron Israeli Air Force 11 April 2022 https://www.iaf.org.il/9518-55306-en/IAF.aspx 19 August 2022 History The squadron was founded in December 1950 as a Spitfire squadron. It has since operated the P-51 Mustang, Dassault Super Mystere, IAI Sa'ar, and the F-4 Phantom II. The fifth and last Israeli Air Force F-4E Kurnass squadron, 105 was activated at Hatzor on March 31, 1975, under the command of Shmuel Gordon. The Scorpion received its mounts under Peace Echo V deliveries, flying the IAF's newest aircraft and latest blocks, and was soon the first IAF Squadron to introduce the AGM-78 Purple Fist anti-radiation missile. It flew its first operational bombing mission, against a PLO base in Lebanon, in September 1977.Klein and Aloni 2009, pp. 78-83 The squadron flew 335 sorties during the 1982 Lebanon War, primarily in the SEAD and close air support roles, and participated in operation Mole Cricket 19. The squadron scored the war's sole F-4E kill, when Ben-Ami Peri and David Oakman shot down a Syrian Air Force MiG-21 on June 11. 105 Squadron Phantoms were distinguished by a red arrow along both sides of their fuselage, initially solid red but later white with red outlines. The squadron was disbanded in 1987 following IAF budget cuts. The squadron won the 2009 "Skewer" competition. YAAKOV KATZ IAF jets battle one another in training competition http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418662347&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull 20 August 2009 The Jerusalem Post 20 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225201315/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418662347&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull 25 February 2012 dead dmy-all References Bibliography Andreas Klein Shlomo Aloni Israeli Phantoms - The 'Kurnass' in IDF/AF Service - 1989 until Today 978-3-935687-82-9 Double Ugly! Books Erlangen, Germany 2009 Klein External links Global Security Profile June 2017 Category:Israeli Air Force squadrons Category:Military units and formations established in 1950