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Arab-Israeli War, 1948

John Augarten
Arab-Israeli War, 16 October 1948
American Volunteer Israeli 101st Fighter Squadron,

Rudy Augarten's German Me-109 WW2 Aircraft
with a British Spitfire in the Background

Flying an Avia S-199 (Czech-built version of the Me-109) for the Israeli's 101st Fighter Squadron, American Volunteer Rudy Augarten was patrolling between Majdal (Near Gaza) and Beersheba on 16 October 1948. As he cruised just below 10,000 feet, he spotted a pair of Egyptian Spitfires a few thousand feet below, heading in the opposite direction. A quick wingover and shallow dive put him behind the unsuspecting pilot of the rearmost Spitfire. Closing in, he fired short burst, scoring hits on the Egyptian fighter, Pouring smoke, the Spitfire went down to crash near a coastal sand dune.

Rudy Augarten went on to score three more victories in the Arab-Israeli War. Adding the two Me-109s he shot down while flying P-47s with the 976 fighter Group in World War II. He became one of the six Americans to achieve ace.

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تاريخ اسرائيل والصراع العربي الأول للحرب العربية الاسرائيلية ، وجون Augarten ، 1948.

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Geschichte Israels arabischen Konflikt, erste arabische israelischen Krieg, John Augarten, 1948.

Η ιστορία του Ισραήλ αραβικές συρράξεις, πρώτη αραβική ισραηλινό Πόλεμο, John Augarten, 1948.

היסטוריה של ישראל סכסוך ערבי, ערבי ישראלי מלחמת ראשון, ג 'ון Augarten, 1948.

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Sejarah konflik Israel Arab, Pertama Perang Arab Israel, John Augarten, 1948.

Storia del conflitto arabo Israele, prima guerra arabo israeliana, Giovanni Augarten, 1948.

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History of Israel Arab Conflict, First Arab israelske krigen, John Augarten, 1948.

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Lịch sử Israel Xung đột Ả Rập, Ả Rập Israel chiến tranh đầu tin, John Augarten, 1948.

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