Wing of Zion
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Zion Wing (Hebrew: כנף ציון, Knaf Tzion, Arabic: جناح صهيون, Janah Sahyoun) is the principal government transport aircraft of the State of Israel, tasked with the function of transporting the President and Prime Minister overseas during international visits.[4] The present aircraft designated with this task, a modified Boeing 767-338ER widebody-twinjet airliner belonging to the Israeli Air Force, and made its first operational flight abroad in February 2024.[5]
Zion Wing | |
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4X-ISR at Ben Gurion Airport | |
Other name(s) | Israeli Air Force One |
Type | Boeing 767-338ER |
Construction number | MSN 30186[1] |
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Radio code | Israeli Air Force 1 |
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The aircraft, which originally operated commercially with civilian carriers Qantas and Australian Airlines between 2000 and 2016, was purchased secondhand by Israel in 2016 and specifically reconfigured for VIP transport duties over a span of two years, and first flew in 2019.[6]