Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat: : Combat Aircraft Shlomo Aloni Osprey Publishing

Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat

Description

An illustrated combat history of the A-4 Skyhawk, which flew numerous attack missions in Israeli service and initiated the Israeli Air Force's transition from French to US aircraft.

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Using previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photography from the IAF archives and pilots' private collections, Shlomo Aloni tells the definitive history of the IAF's A-4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.

Chapter 1 - Ahit Origins
Chapter 2 - Attrition War
Chapter 3 - Between Wars
Chapter 4 - Yom Kippur War Day 1 to Day 3
Chapter 5 - Yom Kippur War Day 4 to Day 8
Chapter 6 - Yom Kippur War Day 9 to Day 19
Chapter 7 - Syria and Lebanon Again
Appendices

Product details

Published	Jan 20 2013
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Extent	96
ISBN	9781472800282
Imprint	Osprey Publishing
Illustrations	0 b/w; 0 col
Series	Combat Aircraft
Short code	COM 81
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Shlomo Aloni

Shlomo Aloni has authored dozens of books and hund…

Illustrator

Jim Laurier

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives i…

The Israelis have always been paranoid about photographing their aircraft, so the selection [of photographs] in this A-4 volume is limited, but there are many color profiles. The A-4s saw lots of action in the nation's various wars and it is good to see all this information under one cover.

Air Classics
This title is Aloni's fifth for Osprey and like the previous four, opens an important window into the IDF/IAF... A great book about our special aircraft.

Skyhawk Assocation (Spring 2010)
This is one of the best-reading books I have found in a long time. It spans the combat history of one of the true workhorses of the Israeli Air Force... The photography is the primary best seller for this book. There are MANY unpublished and rare photos from the Israeli Archives and private collections. Even if you don't read the book at least look at the pictures, they are well worth it. AND of course there are the familiar Osprey Color Plates. These are outstanding, and provide the modeler with many detailed descriptions and variations to choose from.

Rick Bellanger, IPMS (January 2010)
This book by Shlomo Aloni covers the initial search for a light attack aircraft, the use of the Skyhawk in the War of Attrition and then the Yom Kippur War. Then the ascendency of the A-4 as Israel's premier light attack craft and its inevitable reduction as other types take its place in front line units. All of this is superbly illustrated by photos of these planes in action and the usual excellent profile section that we have come to expect from Osprey.

Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness, www.modelingmadness.com (February 2010)