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Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base (ICAO: LLRD, Hebrew: בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִיר רָמַת דָּוִד Basis Kheil HaAvir Ramat David) is one of three principal airbases of the Israeli Air Force, located southeast of Haifa, close to kibbutz Ramat David and Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley. It was originally built as a Royal Air Force station in 1942 under the British Mandate when it was known as RAF Ramat David. In 2014, it was reported to be the most likely location for a new International airport to complement Ben Gurion Airport.[1]

Ramat David Air Force Base בָּסִיס חֵיל-הַאֲוִויר רָמַת דָּוִד‎
Ramat David AFB
Coordinates	32°40′00″N 035°11′00″E
Site information
Owner	Israeli Air Force
Site history
Built	1942
Built by	Royal Air Force
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: LLRD
Elevation	56 metres (184 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 09/27 2,606 metres (8,550 ft) Asphalt 11/29 2,431 metres (7,976 ft) Asphalt 15/33 2,406 metres (7,894 ft) Asphalt

History

Roald Dahl, in his World War II autobiography 'Going Solo', mentions landing his RAF Hawker Hurricane at Ramat David^{[dubious – discuss]} in 1941. At the time it was a hastily prepared grass airstrip rolled out in a cornfield by the residents of the nearby kibbutz.

RAF Ramat David

RAF Ramat David was a Royal Air Force station in the British Mandate of Palestine between 1942 and 1948, located approximately 4 km south of Ramat Yishay (Northern District); 80 km north-northeast of Tel Aviv.

Royal Air Force operational units at RAF Ramat David:

• No. 6 Squadron RAF
• No. 32 Squadron RAF
• No. 37 Squadron RAF
• No. 46 Squadron RAF
• No. 74 Squadron RAF
• No. 127 Squadron RAF
• No. 154 Squadron RAF
• No. 208 Squadron RAF
• No. 213 Squadron RAF
• No. 216 Squadron RAF
• No. 232 Squadron RAF
• No. 242 Squadron RAF
• No. 243 Squadron RAF
• No. 249 Squadron RAF
• No. 294 Squadron RAF
• No. 459 Squadron RAAF
• No. 651 Squadron RAF

After the Israeli Declaration of Independence and the start of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the base was temporarily maintained by the RAF to cover the withdrawal of British forces from Palestine. On 22 May, the Royal Egyptian Air Force attacked the base, mistakenly believing it was an Israeli airbase. In a series of three attacks, several aircraft were destroyed or damaged, a hangar was destroyed, and four airmen were killed. Five Egyptian fighter planes were shot down.[2]

Israeli Air Force Base Ramat David

On 26 May 1948 the base was handed over to the newly created Israel Defense Forces. Ramat David currently houses two F-16 C/D squadrons, including 117 "First Jet" squadron, formed on 7 June 1953, and a Eurocopter AS565 Panther squadron. In 2010, the airbase was the second-largest unit in the IDF with over 1,100 soldiers.[3]

Israeli Air Force Units

• 101 Squadron (Israel) F-16C/D ("First Fighter")
• 105 Squadron (Israel) F-16C/D ("Scorpion")
• 109 Squadron (Israel) F-16D ("Valley")
• 193 Squadron (Israel) AS-565 ("Defenders Of The West")

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations
• List of airports in Israel

References

Bibliography

External links

• Ramat David from globalsecurity.org
• Aeroflight World Airforces

На других языках

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[de] Militärflugplatz Ramat David

Der Militärflugplatz Ramat David (Betonung jeweils auf der zweiten Silbe) ist der nördlichste Flugplatz der Israelischen Luftwaffe (IAF) und befindet sich im Nordbezirk Israels, nahe dem Kibbuz Ramat David, etwa 20 km südöstlich von Haifa. Auf ihm sind F-16-Kampfjets als auch Rettungshubschrauber stationiert, und er besitzt drei Start- und Landebahnen von jeweils etwa 2,5 km Länge.

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- [en] Ramat David Airbase

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[ru] Рамат-Давид (авиабаза)

Рама́т-Дави́д (ивр. ‏רמת דוד‏‎) (официальное название: 1-е крыло — ивр. ‏כנף 1‏‎ кана́ф аха́т) — авиабаза ВВС Израиля, находящаяся на севере Израиля в Северном округе. База расположена возле киббуца Рамат Давид, в Изреельской долине, рядом с городами Афула и Мигдаль-ха-Эмек, и является основной военной базой в северной части Израиля.

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