History
Before the Israeli declaration of independence, the base was a British installation known as RAF Lydda — a Royal Air Force station in Palestine between 1943 and 1948.
The Ben Gurion International Airport, built in 1936 as Lydda Airport, was used by the RAF during the Second World War becoming RAF Lydda on March 1, 1943. The airfield officially closed down on August 2, 2008, after its last units moved to Nevatim.
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