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Ramat David is an Israeli Air Force base located in the northern part of Israel in the Northern District, which is the main military base in northern Israel. The air base was established in 1941 and was one of the main parts of the British Air Force infrastructure in Mandate Palestine. It was established to counteract German air raids during World War II. The British named the Ramat David air base after David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister in 1916-1922. In modern history, the airbase has a great deal of combat experience. Almost all types of Israeli Air Force aircraft were based there at different times. French Dassault Mystère IV and Sud Aviation Vautour II jets were among the first to be in service, and later the famous Dassault Mirage III. The pilots of the Ramat David airbase were the first in the world who managed to shoot down Soviet fighters with variable geometry of the MiG-23 wing. Since 1985, the basis of the aviation group at the airfield Ramat David are fighters F16C and F16D, 117th and 109th Israeli Air Force squadron, respectively, as well as helicopters Eurocopter AS565 Panther 193 helicopter squadron. Pilots of this airbase took part in all Arab-Israeli wars - Six-Day War 1967, Doomsday War 1973, Lebanese War 1982. The pilots of this very air base ensured the destruction of the nuclear reactor in Iran as part of a special operation of the Israeli Air Force. In total, the pilots of the air base Ramat David have more than 120 air victories.
