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   Sherut Avir

   Sherut Avir (SA) (in English: Air Service) was the air force of the Haganah and the forerunner of the Israeli Air Force. ... Sherut Avir was founded in November, 1947, just two weeks prior to the passing of the 1947 UN Partition Plan which divided Palestine into a Jewish and Arab state.
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   Israeli Air Force

   Its predecessor, Sherut Avir, was the air wing of the Haganah.
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   1948 Arab–Israeli War

   Israeli Air Force (formerly Sherut Avir):
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   1948 Arab-Israeli War

   Israeli Air Force {formerly Sherut Avir}:
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   HaKirya

   The Haganah and then Israel Defense Forces also used the Templer buildings as their first headquarters, including the headquarters of the Sherut Avir (later Israeli Air Force).
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   Palavir

   In 1947, the Palavir and aeroclub were reorganized into the Sherut Avir which benifited from the return of Jewish soldiers who had been fighting in the Jewish Brigade of the British Army.
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   Yisrael Amir

   Sherut Avir had operated a small collection of aged and non-military aircraft, so the greatest problem facing the new air force was the procurement of modern military airplanes.
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   Pinchas Ben-Porat

   In 1947, Pinchas Ben-Porat returned to Palestine and joined the Sherut Avir.
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   Nevatim Airbase

   It was built as a rough runway in 1947 for the Sherut Avir, the air wing of the Haganah, and was named Malhata.
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    Dan Tolkovsky

    He first joined Sherut Avir, the short-lived forerunner of the IAF, where he assisted in the procurement of modern military aircraft from Czechoslovakia.

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• Sherut Avir,
• Israeli Air Force,
• 1948 Arab–Israeli War,
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War,
• HaKirya,
• Palavir,
• Yisrael Amir,
• Pinchas Ben-Porat,
• Nevatim Airbase,
• Dan Tolkovsky