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Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat
By Shlomo Aloni and Jim Laurier
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The light and agile A-4 Skyhawk was the first modern American jet to be offered to the Israeli Air Force, marking the point where the US took over from France as Israel's chief military supplier. Deliveries began too late for the A-4 to fight in the Six-Day War, but it soon formed the backbone of the IAF's ground-attack force. From 1969 to 1970 it flew endless sorties against Egyptian forces in the War of Attrition. Then, during the Yom Kippur War, five squadrons of A-4s saw combat and 50 planes were lost as they battled against the Arab armored onslaught. Using previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photography from the IAF archives and pilots' private collections, Shlomo Aloni tells the definitive history of the IAF's A-4 squadrons, including the story of Ezra “BABAN” Dotan who became an ace with an unique double-kill of MiG17s.
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Shlomo Aloni
Shlomo Aloni has authored dozens of books and hundreds of articles covering Israel Air Force heritage and Middle East air warfare history.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An outstanding narrative covering the career of a well known American attack aircraft in Israeli service. Wonderful detail on the Israeli deployment of the A4. Color plates were excellent. Perhaps, as an old helicopter pilot I'm motivated by my flight in a TA-4j back in 1973. Different world , those fixed wing guys. Overall, a great book.