Kurnass

Israeli Air Force F-4 Navigator recalls when he and his pilot attacked an Egyptian warship with an AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile during the Yom Kippur War – The Aviation Geek Club

“The missile hit the water some ten to fifteen miles from the ship; maybe we scared a shark, but the ship panicked, or maybe not, and turned away, so we felt like heroes and started to pursue the ship, strafing it from long range,” Israeli Air Force F-4 Kurnass navigator Micha Oren. Despite the ability …

Israeli Air Force F-4 Navigator recalls when he and his pilot attacked an Egyptian warship with an AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile during the Yom Kippur War – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

The Odyssey of Israel’s recce Phantoms: from the Mach 3+ F-4X to the electronic warfare F-4E(S) – The Aviation Geek Club

With an increase in engine thrust by 150% the F-4X would have featured dash speeds of Mach 3.2, cruise at Mach 2.4, and flight up to 78,000ft (23,775m) altitude. In the years that preceded the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel invested heavily in the creation of a heavy attack force of four F-4E Phantom/Kurnass …

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During the Yom Kippur War an Israeli F-4E crew shot down an Egyptian Mi-8 Helicopter using its Kurnass Afterburners – The Aviation Geek Club

As F-4 call sign CLOSET 1 flew overhead the doomed helicopter, the Kurnass afterburners were switched on and the nose was pulled up, smashing the helicopter underneath to the ground. Despite the ability of the American manufactured F-4 to perform both the air-to-ground and air-to-air roles with equal success the Israeli Air Force (IAF) reliance …

During the Yom Kippur War an Israeli F-4E crew shot down an Egyptian Mi-8 Helicopter using its Kurnass Afterburners – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

This Israeli F-4 was shot down by an Israeli Nesher during the Yom Kippur War: the story of the only Blue-On-Blue incident that resulted in one IAF aircraft shooting down another IAF aircraft – The Aviation Geek Club

This was a really rare Israeli air-to-air “friendly fire” incident and the only such incident that resulted in a “friendly kill” of one IAF aircraft shooting down another IAF aircraft. In the years that preceded the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel invested heavily in the creation of a heavy attack force of four F-4 …

This Israeli F-4 was shot down by an Israeli Nesher during the Yom Kippur War: the story of the only Blue-On-Blue incident that resulted in one IAF aircraft shooting down another IAF aircraft – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

The story of the Israeli F-4 crew that shot down an Egyptian Mi-8 helicopter by means of its Kurnass afterburners – The Aviation Geek Club

F-4 Kurnass call sign CLOSET 1 hit the Mi-8 helicopter with a gun burst and then, as it flew overhead the doomed helicopter, the Kurnass afterburners were switched on and the nose was pulled up… The Arab initial objective during the Yom Kippur War was to push back Israel Defense Force (IDF) regular forces some …

The story of the Israeli F-4 crew that shot down an Egyptian Mi-8 helicopter by means of its Kurnass afterburners – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

Israeli F-4 Pilot tells the story of when his Kurnass flew through three consecutive SAM explosions during a Yom Kippur War mission – The Aviation Geek Club

“I decided to press ahead, even though I could see the SAM approaching us. In a split second my mind flashed crucial data and information: what the missile could do, what the missile could not do,” Harel Gilutz, Kurnass pilot. In the years that preceded the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel invested heavily in …

Israeli F-4 Pilot tells the story of when his Kurnass flew through three consecutive SAM explosions during a Yom Kippur War mission – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

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