Ron wrote:

I believe they recieved some directly from the carriers in 1973

Not unless the Navy stared flying F-4Es. (The gun-nosed model) That's
the only kind the Israelis have had. I think they did get some USAFE
F-4E's though.



I think I had read somewhere they had received F-4s right off the carriers at
the time. I looked around for a source and could not find anything regarding
it, but I did see references for having received USAF F-4Es.

IIRC there was a "contingency plan" to deliver Scooters and Phantoms
straight
from the decks of carriers that were going off/on station in the Med,
but it was never put into effect.

-Marc

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