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Title: WW2 German panzers fought in the Six-Day War.
Post by: just Warren on February 10, 2019, 04:01:41 PM: Against Shermans and ~~Chieftains~~ Centurions!

Eight minute video. (https://youtu.be/MbgW9C9G0H4)
Title: Re: WW2 German panzers fought in the Six-Day War.
Post by: RoadKingLarry on February 10, 2019, 06:33:55 PM: Neat stuff.
Thanks.
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Post by: Angel Eyes on February 10, 2019, 08:33:13 PM: Very interesting.
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Post by: WLJ on February 11, 2019, 08:56:55 AM: Antique tanks driven by 3rd world illiterates. What the worst that could happen?
4:33 Look! Farmers! Fire!
Title: Re: WW2 German panzers fought in the Six-Day War.
Post by: K Frame on February 11, 2019, 09:11:04 AM: The IDF still had significant numbers of German and Czech K98k rifles in stock during the 6 Days War. I don't believe that many saw front-line service (perhaps most as sniping rifles), but they were used heavily by rear echelon and services troops. The same with the Yom Kippur War in 1973. I don't believe that the IDF got rid of their last Nazi-era weapons until sometime in the late 1970s.
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Post by: WLJ on February 11, 2019, 09:28:44 AM: Quote from: Mike Irwin on February 11, 2019, 09:11:04 AM
The IDF still had significant numbers of German and Czech K98k rifles in stock during the 6 Days War. I don't believe that many saw front-line service (perhaps most as sniping rifles), but they were used heavily by rear echelon and services troops. The same with the Yom Kippur War in 1973. I don't believe that the IDF got rid of their last Nazi-era weapons until sometime in the late 1970s.

How about Israeli Bf-109s (Czech Avia S-199) escorting B-17s against Spitfires.
Title: Re: WW2 German panzers fought in the Six-Day War.
Post by: K Frame on February 11, 2019, 09:33:46 AM: "How about Israeli Bf-109s (Czech Avia S-199) escorting B-17s against Spitfires."

I don't know. How about it?

As far as I know the Israelis only ever had a handful of B-17s, but I don't know their operational history. What can you share?

The IDAF, or whatever it's called, also operated Spitfires, as did Egypt and Syria, so I'm betting that could make for some interesting IFF issues.
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Post by: WLJ on February 11, 2019, 09:44:08 AM: Quote from: Mike Irwin on February 11, 2019, 09:33:46 AM
"How about Israeli Bf-109s (Czech Avia S-199) escorting B-17s against Spitfires."

I don't know. How about it?

As far as I know the Israelis only ever had a handful of B-17s, but I don't know their operational history. What can you share?

The IDAF, or whatever it's called, also operated Spitfires, as did Egypt and Syria, so I'm betting that could make for some interesting IFF issues.

Something I came across many many year ago, wish I could remember where, sorry. But, yeah, that had to make for some interesting IFF issues.

As in

Spitfire vs. Spitfire: Aerial Combat in Israel’s War of Independence
https://www.historynet.com/spitfire-vs-spitfire-aerial-combat-israels-war-independence.htm
Title: Re: WW2 German panzers fought in the Six-Day War.
Post by: K Frame on February 11, 2019, 09:55:34 AM: Oh! Well hell, the caption on the very first picture in that article?

"Two Israeli Spitfires escort a B-17 of 69 Squadron on a bombing mission against Egyptian forces late in 1948."

Interesting!
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Post by: WLJ on February 11, 2019, 02:43:47 PM: Yeah, but I remember reading somewhere about Israeli 109s escorting B-17s and how ironic it was.
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Post by: Boomhauer on February 11, 2019, 04:58:49 PM: They used their B-17s in the Suez crisis too