Two IAF squadrons were equipped with the Vautour: the 'Bat' Squadron operated the IIN at Tel-Nof and the 'Knights of the Heart' operated the IIA and IIB at Ramat-David.
Sud-Ouest Vautour
The IAF Museum has three versions of the Vautour on display. Following test flights in early 1957 the IAF selected the Vautour for the long-range attack role. The planes, when delivered, carried French air force markings and were ferried through a French air base in Tunisia to avoid detection by either the Americans or the British.