page_title: Israeli Air Force Museum
section_title: Foreign Types
hierarchical_section_title: Israeli Air Force Museum / Aircraft on display / Foreign Types
caption_attribution_description: English: Former Syrian Air Force MiG-23 (number 2786) in the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim. Defected October 10, 1989.
context_page_description: The Israeli Air Force Museum is located at Hatzerim Airbase in the Negev desert.
  The museum was established in 1977 and has been open to the public since 1991. The museum displays a variety of Israeli Air Force and foreign aircraft, as well as anti aircraft arms.
context_section_description: Aerospatiale Gazelle - Former Syrian aircraft, captured 1982.
  De Havilland Vampire - liveried as Lebanese Air Force aircraft
  De Havilland Venom - liveried as Iraqi Air Force aircraft
  Hawker Hunter - Former Chilean example (J-747, ex-XF445), liveried as Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft.
  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger - BuNo. 69355
  MiG-15 - former Polish aircraft, bearing Egyptian livery.
  MiG-17
  MiG-21 - #007, liveried as Operation Diamond aircraft
  MiG-21 - #339, two seat variant, acquired 2011 from IAI via Romania. ex Madagascar AF aircraft.
  MiG-23 - Former Syrian aircraft, defected 1989.
  Mil Mi-24 - Acquired 2011.
caption: Former Syrian MiG-23 at the IAF Museum
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