Israeli Air Force - Heyl Ha'avir

Dornier DO.28A/B

Crashed upon landing on an airport somewhere in Israel. No casualties.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The four engine airplane was engaged in a training exercise. While landing in ad hoc airfield, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. There were no casualties.

Dornier DO.28A/B

After takeoff from Tel Aviv-Sde Dov Airport, the left engine failed. The pilot elected to return but was eventually forced to ditch the airplane off shore. The pilot, sole on board, was rescued and the airplane was lost.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Struck the slope of a mountain located in North Sinai, killing all four crew members.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The crew was returning to el-Arish Airport following a night exercice. At an altitude of 3,000 feet, while cruising in limited visibility, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Jebel Halal located about 49 south of el-Arish Airport. The wreckage was found five meters below the summit and all 20 occupants were killed.

Dornier DO.28A/B

The pilot of an Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 shot down the Israel DO.28 with a SAM-3 air-air missile. The aircraft crash landed in a desert area located about 15 km southeast of Suez. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were taken PoW.

Dornier DO.28A/B

Following a local training mission, the crew was returning to Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv when, on landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest upside down. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Nord 2501 Noratlas

Parked on apron, the airplane was completing an engine run with three technicians on board. The airplane jumped over the chocks, rolled for few meters before colliding with a concrete wall. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker

While conducting a survey flight, the airplane was shot down by an Egyptian missile after it penetrated the Egyptian airspace. It crashed in a desert area located near Suez. A crew member survived while seven others were killed.

Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker

During the takeoff roll from runway 30 at Tel Aviv-Lod Airport by night, just before V1 speed, the crew saw an Israel Air Force Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker that was towed across the active runway. The pilot-in-command initiated an immediate takeoff when the left wing struck the Stratotanker. On impact, both airplanes caught fire and exploded. While all three crew members on board the 707 survived, both technicians on board the KC-97 were killed.