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Ramat David Airbase
IATA: - ICAO: LLRD
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Israeli Air Force
Elevation AMSL 138 ft (42 m)
Coordinates 32°40′″N, 35°11′″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
145/325 8005 2440
105/285 9022 2750
085/265 9022 2750
Ramat David Airbase is one of three principle airbases of the Israeli Air Force and is located southeast of Haifa close to Megiddo. It was originally built in 1942 under the British Mandate, and was known as RAF Ramat David. On May 26, 1948 it was turned over to the newly created Israel Defense Forces, who currently base 3 F-16 C/D squadrons and a Hughes 500MD squadron. Ramat David hosted the 117th Hasilon Harishona or First Jet squadron, which was founded June 7, 1953. It operated Israel's first jet aircraft, which included the Gloster Meteor T7, F8, and FR9[1]. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre (in the U.S., chiefly meter) is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל ה�וויר Heyl haAvir) is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces. ... Nickname: Red Haifa Official website: www. ... The site of ancient Megiddo Megiddo מגידו is a hill in Israel near the modern settlement of Megiddo, known for theological, historical and geographical reasons. ... The British Mandate of Palestine was a swathe of territory in the Middle East, formerly belonging to the Ottoman Empire, which the League of Nations entrusted to the United Kingdom to administer in the aftermath of World War I as a Mandate Territory. ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Ra�unarski Fakultet RAF... The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft designed in the United States. ... The Hughes H-6 is a family of light utility and assault helicopters of the United States Army. ... The Gloster Meteor was the first jet fighter aircraft of the British Royal Air Force, introduced into service only weeks after the Third Reichs Messerschmitt Me 262, in August 1944 during World War II. It was thus the second fighter jet in history and the first of the WWII...
Contents
* 1 Units
* 2 Notes
* 3 References
* 4 See also
Units
* 109 Squadron IAF F-16D
* 110 Squadron IAF F-16C/D Block 30
* 117 Squadron IAF F-16C/D Block 30
* 190 Squadron IAF
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