List of aircraft of the Israeli Air Force
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Combat types
| Designation | Year | Info |
| Avia S-199 | 1948-1950 | Hebrew Name: Sakin (Knife) סכין |
| Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | 1948-1958 | - |
| Boeing F-15I | 1998- | Hebrew Name: Ra'am (Thunder) רעם |
| Bristol Beaufighter | 1948 | - |
| Dassault Mirage III | 1962-1986 | Hebrew Name: Shahak (sky) שחק |
| Dassault Mystère IV | 1955-1971 | - |
| Dassault Ouragan | 1955-1971 | - |
| Dassault Super Mystère B2 | 1958-1976 | Hebrew Name: Sambad (Hebrew acronym of "Super Mystère B Deux") סמב"ד |
| de Havilland Mosquito | 1948-1958 | - |
| Douglas A-4 Skyhawk | 1968- | Hebrew Name: Ayit (Eagle or Vulture) עייט |
| General Dynamics F-16A/B/C/D | 1980- | Hebrew Names: Netz (Hawk) נץ, Barak (Lightning) ברק |
| Gloster Meteor | 1953-1970 | - |
| IAI Kfir | 1975-1996(?) | Hebrew Name: Kfir (Lion Cub) כפיר |
| IAI Nesher | 1971-1986 | Hebrew Name: Nesher (Eagle) נשר |
| Lockheed Martin F-16I | 2004- | Hebrew Name: Sufa (Storm) סופה one of the most advanced F16 version in the world |
| McDonnell Douglas F-15A/B/C/D | 1976- | Hebrew Name: Baz (Falcon) בז |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | 1969-2004 | Hebrew Name: Kurnas (Sledgehammer) קורנס |
| North American P-51 Mustang | 1948-1961 | - |
| Sud Aviation Vautour | 1957-1971 | - |
| Supermarine Spitfire | 1948-1956 | - |
(colored cell denotes that the aircraft is still in active service)
Transport/utility/reconnaissance
| Designation | Year | Info |
| Auster AOP 3/5/9/J1 | 1948-1949 | |
| Beech Queen Air | 1974-2003 | Hebrew Name: Zamir (Nightingale) זמיר |
| Beech Bonanza | 1948-1950 | |
| Beech C-45 Expeditor | 1960 | |
| Beech King Air | 1974- | Hebrew name: Cuckia/Tzufit (Cuckoo/Sunbird) קוקיה/צופית |
| Boeing 377 Stratocruiser/C-97 | 1963-1977 | Hebrew Name: Anak (Giant) ענק |
| Boeing 707 | 1972- | Hebrew Name: Re'em (Oryx) ראם |
| Britten-Norman Islander | 1973-1982 | |
| Cessna 172 | 1967-1991 | |
| Cessna 180/182/185 | 1977-1994 | |
| Cessna U206 Super Skywagon | 1968-1998 | |
| Consolidated PBY Catalina | 1952-1961 | |
| Curtiss C-46 Commando | 1948-1971 | |
| de Havilland Tiger Moth | 1948-1949 | |
| de Havilland Dragon Rapide | 1948-1949 | |
| Dornier 27 | 1964-1994 | Hebrew Name: Dror (Sparrow) דרור |
| Dornier 28 | 1971-2001 | Hebrew Name: Agur (Crane) עגור |
| Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota | 1948-2000 | |
| Douglas DC-4/C-54 Skymaster | 1948-1949 | |
| Douglas DC-5 | 1948-1955 | |
| Fairchild Argus | 1948 | |
| Grumman E-2 Hawkeye | 1978-2002 | Hebrew name: Daya (Kite bird) דיה |
| Grumman G-44 Widgeon | 1948 | |
| Grumman OV-1 Mohawk | 1974-1978 | |
| IAI Arava | 1973-1998 | Hebrew Name: Arava (Prairie) ערבה |
| IAI Westwind/Seascan | 1973-2000 | Hebrew Name: Shahaf (Seagull) שחף |
| Lockheed Constellation | 1948-1949 | |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | 1971- | Hebrew Name: Karnaf (Rhinoceros) קרנף |
| Lockheed Hudson | 1948-1950 | |
| Lockheed Lodestar | 1948-1949 | |
| Miles Aerovan | 1948-1955 | |
| Miles Gemini | 1948-1950 | |
| Noorduyn C-64 Norseman | 1948-1949 | |
| Nord Norecrin | 1967 | |
| Nord Noratlas | 1955 -1976 | |
| Piaggio P-149 | 1968-1972 | |
| Pilatus Turbo Porter | 1963-1976 | |
| Republic Seabee | 1948 | |
| RWD-13 | 1948-1949 | |
| SOCATA Rallye | 1965-1969 | |
| SOCATA Trinidad | 1995- | Hebrew name: Pashosh (Warbler) פשוש |
| Taylorcraft C | 1948 | |
Training
| Designation | Year | Info |
| Airspeed Oxford/Consul | 1949-1961 | |
| Avro Anson | 1949-1961 | |
| Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet | 1948-1967 | |
| de Havilland Chipmunk | 1949-1950 | |
| Fokker Instructor | 1949-1954 | |
| Fouga Magister | 1960-1998 | |
| North American T-6 Texan | 1948-1974 | |
| Piper Super Cub | 1948-2002 | |
| Temco Buckaroo | 1949-1952 | |
| Vultee BT-13 Valiant | 1948-1949 |
Helicopters
| Designation | Year | Hebrew codename |
| Aerospatiale Alouette II | 1957-1975 | |
| Aerospatiale Super Frelon | 1967-1996 | Hornet צרעה |
| Eurocopter Dauphin/Panther | 1985- | |
| Bell UH-1 Iroquois | 1967- | Egret אנפה |
| Bell 206 | 1978- | Gladiolus סייפן |
| Bell AH-1 Cobra | 1975- | Viper צפע |
| Bell 47 | 1965-1974 | |
| Hiller 360 | 1951-1961 | |
| Hughes 500 | 1979-2001 | Trick להטוט |
| McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache | 1990- | Mamba פתן |
| McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Apache Longbow | 2004- | Seraph שרף |
| Sikorsky S-55 | 1957-1966 | |
| Sikorsky S-58 | 1958-1975 | |
| Sikorsky CH-53 | 1969- | Petrel יסעור |
| Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | 1994- | Owl ינשוף |
Captured/defected aircraft
| Designation | Year | Country; notes | |
| Aérospatiale Gazelle | 1982 | Syria | |
| Heliopolis Gomhouria | 1967 | Egypt | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | 1965 | Syria | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | 1966 | Iraq; the HBO film Steal the Sky is based on a true story; the aircraft used in the film was a MiG-17 | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 | 1989 | Syria | |
| Mil Mi-8 | 1978 | Egypt | |
| Yakovlev Yak-11 | 1964 | Egypt |
Evaluated but not purchased
- Canadair Sabre (1955)
- IAI Lavi (1986-1994)
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