Replace French aircraft with Swedish aircraft in the Israeli air force?
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Hmmm... What if Israel developed their jet technology through Sweden instead of France and had the Draken instead of Mirage III in the 6-Day War...? Might make an interesting "Hot-topics" debate on this site.
Courtesy of Skylark, whose idea this was.
Israeli air order of battle:
Data from ACIG.
Totals as of 0715hrs of 5 June 1967:
- 67 Mirage IIICJ/BJ/CJ(R)
- 1 MiG-21F-13 (ex Iraqi)
- 35 Super Mystère B.2
- 19 Vautour IIA/N/BR(18 serviceable)
- 35 Mystère IVA (33 serviceable)
- 51 Ouragan (48 serviceable)
- some 15 Meteor F.Mk.8, FR.Mk.9, and T.Mk.7/8
Non-French (Swedish) replacement
-70 SAAB J-35 B, C, and D Draken
-1 MiG 21F-13
To replace all the Mystere, Super Mystere, and Ouragan aircraft in Israeli service, there are two Swedish aircraft,
-70 Saab J 29F Tunnan
-70 Saab 32 B, and C Lansen
Or more ideally
-100 SAAB J-35 B, C, and D Draken
-100 SAAB J-32 B, C, and D Lansen
-There is nothing that can replace the Vautour.
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