10028 Air Force Headquarters Badge 1948 Model 1 Embroidered Also served as an Air Force Patch

• The Air Force Headquarters in 1947–1948 underwent accelerated establishment processes in the shadow of the War of Independence, from the “Air Service” of the Haganah to its transformation into the Israeli Air Force.
• Below are key details about the headquarters during this period:
• Headquarters Command:
• o Aharon Remez: Initially served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and in July 1948 was appointed the second-in-command of the force.
• o Heiman Shamir: Appointed in October 1948 as Deputy Commander of the Force for Operational Affairs.
• o Israel Amir: Was the first commander of the force (May–July 1948), before Remez.
• Establishment and Organization:
• o In November 1947, the “Air Service” of the Haganah was established under the command of Yehoshua Eshel.
• o On May 26, 1948 (17 Iyar 1948), with the establishment of the IDF, the service officially became the Israeli Air Force.
• The headquarters’ roles in the war: The headquarters coordinated the procurement of aircraft (such as the “Messerschmitt” and the B-17), the recruitment of pilots (volunteers from the IDF), and the planning of bombing operations and assistance to the ground forces.

Location: The Air Force headquarters was located during this period in **” Ha Beit Hadom”** (Hayarkon Street in Tel Aviv) and its surroundings, later moving to Camp Ariel in Jaffa before moving to Camp “Rechavam” (Ramla) and finally to the Kirya in Tel Aviv