193 Squadron (Israel)

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193 Squadron (Israel) - Wikipedia

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193rd Squadron IAF
טייסת 193
Logo of the Squadron
Active	June, 1987 – present
Country	Israel
Allegiance	Israel Defense Forces
Branch	Israeli Air Force
Type	Naval Aviation
Role	Performing Aviation services for the Israeli Navy
Garrison/HQ	Palmachim Base Ramat David Airbase
Nickname(s)	Defenders of the West
Motto(s)	"In the air, at sea and on land"
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	Eurocopter AS565 Panther Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin (former) Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk (planned)

The 193 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), also known as the Maritime Helicopters Squadron and operates on behalf of the Israeli Navy.

The squadron flies AS565 Panther helicopters.

Aircraft

The squadron was established in June 1987, flying the Eurocopter HH-65A Dolphin from Palmachim Airbase. After the loss of one airframe in 1996, the IAF retired the remaining HH-65A in 1997. Both airframes were test airframes from the United States Coast Guard.

The squadron is home to seven AS565 Panther helicopters based at either Ramat David Airbase or Palmachim Airbase.^[1] These helicopters are also assigned and can land on the Sa'ar 5-class corvettes. One Panther helicopter crashed on January 3, 2022 killing two airmen and injuring a naval officer. In 2015 the IAF ordered eight Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawks (US Navy surplus) to replace the Panthers, with delivery expected in 2024.^[2]

AS565 of the Squadron with Saar 6 corvette

Operations

Anti Smuggling Operation

On May 5, 2001, the squadron took part in the capture of the ship " Santorini " which left northern Lebanon towards the Gaza Strip carrying many weapons intended for the Gaza militants.

On May 21, 2003, the squadron took part in the capture of the ship "Abu Hassan" which was sailing in the Mediterranean Sea on its way from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip . The squadron operated alongside the sea patrol arm in Squadron 120, which operates seagull aircraft, and in cooperation with the Steel Fleet in locating and tracking the ship, and also accompanied Shayetet 13 in the operation to take over the ship, which was carried out successfully. Hezbollah member Hamad Maslam Musabu Hamra was captured on the ship and with him a device Combat and many training materials intended for Palestinians.^[3]

Second Lebanon War

On July 14, 2006, around 8:30 p.m., while operating off the coast of Beirut in the Second Lebanon War, INS Hanit was hit in the rear by a C-802 anti-ship missile launched by Hezbollah . The missile hit a crane in the stern, armed, but did not penetrate the steel crane structure and slipped. A fire broke out in the right section under the helipad, and four soldiers were killed: Major Dov Sternshus, who was in charge of training and an aircraft mechanic in the squadron, and Sgt. Tal Amgar, who served as an avionics technician in the squadron. A "bat" helicopter that was on the airstrip was damaged by the missile and was taken out of the squadron headquarters for repairs. On August 11, 2008, a ceremony was held at the Ramat David Airbase to mark the return of the helicopter, which underwent a series of repairs and tests by the base's maintenance squadron.^[4]

Emblem

The squadron's emblem was designed by the graphic artist Orna Shefa, at the request of her brother and the first commander of the squadron, Lt. Col. Moshe Ararat. The emblem she designed beat all the proposals of the Air Force's graphic artists. The emblem shows a " manta ray " type fish whose floating motion in the water represents the combination of Flight and sailing.^[5]

References

^ "193 Squadron - The Maritime Helicopters". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
^ "Mako.co.il story on a Panther helicopter crash". 3 January 2022.
^ "מסוקי העטלף של חיל-האוויר סייעו, באתר".
^ "העטלף חזר, באתר חיל האוויר הישראלי".
^ "לא על הסמל בטאון חיל האוויר, יוני".

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History	History of the Israeli Air Force List of Israeli flying aces Sherut Avir Israeli Air Force Museum
Branches and components	Air Intelligence Group Air Defense Command
Air bases (N to S)	Ramat David Ein Shemer Palmachim Tel Nof Hatzor Sdot Micha Hatzerim Nevatim Ramon Ovda
Formations and units	Aircraft squadrons Flight academy Shaldag 669 Ofek
Equipment	Aircraft Munitions

v t e Israeli Air Force – list of aircraft squadrons
Combat squadrons	69 101 105 106 107 109 116 117 119 133 140 201 253
Helicopter squadrons	113 114 118 123 124 190 193
Command / transport	100 103 120 122 131
Unmanned	144 147 157 160 161 166 200 210
Other	Flight training school: 102 Aggressor emulation: 115 Simulators: 420 Flight test center: 5601
Inactive	110 125 135 149 192 254
Notable	Elad Squadron Red Baron Squadron
Historical	Tel Aviv Squadron Negev Squadron Galilee Squadron

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