In May 1948, negotiations with the Czechoslovakian government resulted in the acquisition of 25 Avia S-199 fighters and talks began regarding the purchase of Czech Spitfire Mk IXs. However, the first Spitfires to actually enter the Israeli Air Force (IAF) inventory were two Mk IXs assembled from abandoned British and captured Egyptian airframes...
Название: Spitfire: Star of Israel (Classic Warbirds №1)
Издательство: Ventura Publications
Год издания: 1996
Формат: PDF
Язык: English
Страниц: 54
Размер: 55 Mb
