On 15 May 1948, this SeaBee was damaged during an Egyptian Spitfire attack on Tel Aviv but was later rebuilt.
Republic RC-3 SeaBee
This SeaBee is one of 12 plains that originally made up the Sherut Avir. A local lawyer brought it to Palestine for private use during the British Mandate. Since the Sherut's pilots had no seaplane experience, the SeaBee only took off and landed on land.