Milviz F-4E Phantom II Israeli Defense Force Sq 201 2024-06-21

This is a repaint for the MIlviz F-4E, representing the IDF 201 Squadron aircraft. In 1969 with the War of Attrition raging along the Suez Canal, the Phantoms and their crews following training in the U.S. were only given a short adjustment period before being thrown into the fighting. The first operational Phantom sortie took place on October 5th 1969, a combat air patrol in the southern Sinai lead by the 201 squadron commander Shmuel Hetz. The Phantoms were a technological and operational leap for the IAF and with their unparalleled load capacity, long range and missile weaponry, were rapidly introduced into the IAF's day to day operations. Thanks to Milviz for their paint kit.