SAVIOURS IN THE SKY - RESOURCES III
Dr. Otto Felix, an old friend of Ben-Burion, was a Czech-born lawyer. From the start, he was the one who had initiated the arms-buying expedition to Czechoslovakia, including the Messerschmitts. The lack of fighter planes had become critical. Even after the Czechs had evicted the Israeli airlift operation from their country, Felix decided to call on the Czech government once more. He doubted that they would be agreeable to selling anything at all to the Israelis, but the desperate need for fighter planes gave him no choice but to try. As Felix anticipated, the Messerschmitt option was finished but - they agreed to sell him something else. Felix was stunned when they offered to sell him no less than fifty Spitfires! Even though they had been last used in WWII, they were still considered one of the top air combat aircraft. The mystery of this completely unexpected bonanza could be explained by the fact that the Czechs were under the dominance of the Soviet Union. ...