Hammers: Israel's Long-Range Heavy Bomber Arm: The Story of 69 Squadron

From the B—17 Flying Fortress and PBY Catalina, via the F—4 Phantom to the F—15I Thunder, Israeli Air Force 69 Squadron, the Hammers, have always been the long—range, heavy bombing element of Israeli air power. 69 Sqdn. fought in six wars and flew thousands of missions. The first Hammers mission was the bombardment of Cairo in July 1948. The final B—17 missions were flown during the 1956 Suez War, the last of the Flying Fortresses to bomb operationally anywhere. From 1969, the Hammers flew ...