Call me biased, but I’m a big fan of the Dolphin/Panther line.

Chinese Z-9C :

Originally posted by SOC
Overall best F-16 user-US Military. Combat record

That depends on what combat record stands for. IDF/AF F-16s have 40 kills to their name. Correct me if I’m wrong, but this constitutes the majority of worldwide F-16 kills. The USAF has yet to reach this number.

Originally posted by SOC
Best use of the F-16 in a terrorist role-Israel, “we think there might be a terrorist in the building, so lets bomb it”

Cute, but baseless assumptions aside, in actuality the IDF rarely uses jets in its operations. The number of incidents in which F-16s actually bombed Palestinian targets is roughly a dozen, with the casualties at about three or four times that. I fear the seniority in this category really belongs elsewhere …

Originally posted by Ja Worsley
a. Kfir C.2= Mig 21’s and Mirage V’s depending on the conflict

Kfirs never faced Mirage Vs. The IDF/AF encountered Mirages during the 1973 war, but the Kfir entered service in 1975. You’ve got Nesher/Mirage Vs Mirage encounters, but not Kfirs.

Originally posted by Hand87_5
That’s my opinion too. In addition to that it’s cold , wet and expensive 😀

You don’t know what you’re missing, take it from someone who lives in a warmer climate. I’d love to live a while in France, close to the resorts. I’ve been to Alpe d’Huez twice and Val Thorens once, and enjoyed every second of it. Both resorts are excellent.
I don’t ski though, I snowboard 😀

Ours has the occasional tendency to explode. It’s an adventure everytime you walk out the front door.

Originally posted by thekyle
whoa… a 400-page book for only one operation!?:eek:

Now that I’ve checked it’s actually 650 pages. http://www.ibooks.co.il/NS_GetProdInfo.asp?prodid=11783113

Originally posted by Moggy C
And if he wasn’t Israeli what would be his best course of action.

There is a substantial amount of information available out there, not nearly as much as the book covers, but a whole lot nonetheless. First and foremost there is the IDF/AF’s official website at http://www.iaf.org.il . Its English version is currently offline (it’s been redesigned recently, they’re just testing the Hebrew version now) , but it’s very extensive. The people at ACIG occasionaly dwell on the subject, as well as other forums dedicated to the IDF and IDF/AF. Trying us Israelis over at AFM is not such a bad idea either …

Originally posted by DazDaMan
Ahhh, I see! 😉

Was Israel mentioned for Spitfires?

Snapper mentioned Israel for Spitfires and Mustangs. One Spitfire is airworthy, it underwent repairs a few months ago and had been spotted flying.
Other interesting local survivors include an Avia s.199 (Czech Bf.109) and a Dragon Rapide.