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Thumbnail Filmstrip of F-15A Baz IDF/AF, #673 "Foxbat Killer", Shaul Simon Diecast Images
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Baz Diecast Model
IDF/AF, #673 "Foxbat Killer", Shaul Simon, Tel Nof AB, Israel, 1981
In May of 1981 the new CO of the IDF Double Tail Squadron ordered that all F-15 Baz (Eagle) aircraft have a name written in Hebrew painted on the left side of the forward fuselage. Single-seat F-15s would bear one word while the two-seater would carry two-word titles. Baz 673 was given Ha Oketz, Ha meaning "The" and "Oketz" meaning Sting – "The Sting". Using an AIM-7F Sparrow missile Baz 673 flown by Major Shaul Simon is credited with downing a Syrian MiG-25 "Foxbat" on July 29, 1981.