Avia S-199 in Israeli Service - The Plane That Saved Israel

The Avia S-199 was a post Second World War fighter produced in Czechoslovakia. A total of 532 airplanes of different versions were built and used by the Czechoslovenské letectvo (Czechoslovak Air Force) from 1947 to 1955, and 25 planes were used by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) of the newly formed State of Israel between 1948 and 1949.

Based on an article by Arturo Giusti with illustrations by Ed Jackson
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Based on article by Arturo Giusti
Narrated by Sosoniaru
Edited by Brancovich

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