Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Masu gabatarwa na Sojojin Sama na Isra'ila sune Palestine Flying Service wanda Irgun ya kafa a 1937, da Sherut Avir, reshen iska na Haganah. An kafa Sojojin Sama na Isra'ila a ranar 28 ga Mayu, 1948, jim kaɗan bayan Isra'ila ta ayyana jihar da
ta sami kanta a karkashin hari. Forceungiyar ta ƙunshi haɗuwa da jirgin sama na farar hula da aka ba da kyauta ko aka ba da gudummawa don amfani da soja. An samo nau'ikan tsoffin jirage masu yaƙi na Yaƙin Duniya na II da sauri ta hanyoyi daban-daban don haɓaka wannan rundunar. Kashi na baya na IAF ya ƙunshi 25 Avia S-199s (wanda aka saya daga Czechoslovakia, ainihin Messerschmitt Bf 109s da aka gina a Czechoslovak), da kuma 60 Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXEs, na farko daga cikinsu, "Isra'ila 1", an haɗa shi a cikin gida daga sassan da aka watsar da Birtaniya da kuma motar da aka ceto daga Spitfire na Sojan Sama na Masar tare da yawancin sauran da aka saya daga Czechoslovakia.