IDF/AF Dragon Rapide 1948

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IDF/AF Dragon Rapide 1948

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de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide

100 Squadron, Israeli Air Force 1948

 

The IDF/AF operated 7 Dragon Rapides in 1948. Mostly operated for personnel and cargo transport, the Dragon Rapide were also be used as an air ambulance. Lacking bombers, the IDF fitted machine guns firing out the doors and aircrew pushing small bombs from the cabin. A typical load was 16x 20kg bombs. Some Dragon Rapides had bomb racks added but its not clear how many.

 

Strictly speaking all remaining Dragon Rapides were not concentrated in 100 Squadron until 1949.

 

Some of the details of the original A-Team skin have been retained. Special thanks to allenjb42 for the background material.

 

Enjoy

 

LloydNB

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• Submitter
  LloydNB
• Submitted
  11/20/2008
• Category
  British Commonwealth

 

Edited November 20, 2008 by LloydNB

[+ST0RM 145]

Looks great Lloyd. Another aircraft to add to my ever growing IAF install.

 

Thanks!

[Mad Mike 0]

Can anyone tell Me is this aircraft for down load anywhere. Thanks (I found it on Capun's site under pre-WW1 aircraft)

Edited November 20, 2008 by Mad Mike