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English: In September 1948, Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, took part in a conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Weizmann was supposed to fly back to Israel on an Israeli government aircraft, but this was not possible due to an embargo imposed on Israel at the time. Instead, an Israeli C-54 military transport aircraft was converted into a civilian aircraft to transport Weizmann home. The aircraft was painted with the logo of the ‘El Al/Israel National Aviation Company’ and equipped with additional fuel tanks to enable a non-stop flight from Geneva to Israel. It took off from Ekron Air Base on 28 September and returned to Israel the next day. After the flight, the aircraft was repainted and returned to military service.
Deutsch: Im September 1948 nahm Israels erster Präsident, Chaim Weizmann, an einer Konferenz in Genf, Schweiz, teil. Weizmann sollte mit einem israelischen Regierungsflugzeug nach Israel zurückfliegen, was jedoch aufgrund eines damals gegen Israel verhängten Embargos nicht möglich war. Stattdessen wurde ein israelisches C-54-Militärtransportflugzeug in ein Zivilflugzeug umgebaut, um Weizmann nach Hause zu transportieren. Das Flugzeug wurde mit dem Logo der „El Al/Israel National Aviation Company“ bemalt und mit zusätzlichen Treibstofftanks ausgestattet, um einen Nonstop-Flug von Genf nach Israel zu ermöglichen. Es startete am 28. September vom Luftwaffenstützpunkt Ekron und kehrte am nächsten Tag nach Israel zurück. Nach dem Flug wurde das Flugzeug neu lackiert und wieder dem militärischen Einsatz zugeführt. |
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