Both F15I Ra'aM from 2 different brand
1/72 Gemini Aces IAF F15I Ra'aM, AF 69th (Hammers) Sqn, Hatzerim AB
The 69 "Hammers" Squadron is an Israeli Air Force squadron operating the F-15I Thunder out of Hatzerim. It was formed in July 1948 to operate three B-17 Flying Fortresses which the fledgling Israeli Air Force had acquired in the United States. Disbanded in early 1957, 69 Squadron reformed in 1969 to fly the F-4 Phantom II. 69 Squadron operated the Kurnass (Sledgehammer), as the Phantom was known in Israel, for 25 years. The squadron retired its Phantoms in 1994 but reformed shortly thereafter to operate the F-15I Ra'am (Thunder). Described as the "long-range, heavy bombing element of Israeli air power", 69 Squadron is reputed to have carried out Operation Orchard, the 6 September 2007 airstrike on a nuclear site in Syria. 69 Squadron has also undetaken multiple deployments abroad. It was the first Israeli unit to participate in exercise Red Flag in October 1998, and has taken part in several Red Flags since.
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