VAUTOUR IIN No. 61
S/N 322, was delivered first to CEV, before joining Sqn. 3/30 "Lorraine", at Tour AFB.
It was also the first IIN to arrive to the IAF, April 1958.
[ picture: No. 322 at Tour ]
The "61" in silver coating, during its service in Sqn. 119. [ courtesy of Amos Dor ]
No. 61 didn't participate in the Six Days War, being in a major overhaul at
the IAI. After its repair it was nicknamed "Ha-Arpad" (Vampire).
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