A regular Sunday at Hatzerim IDF base (so: MIL)

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A regular Sunday at Hatzerim IDF base (so: MIL)

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Last Sunday's sunset marked the beginning of Israel's 65th Independence Day, on Monday the 15th. But as Shabbat was over, it was back to work on Sunday morning the 14th for the IDF.
From 10 am till 2 pm some 50 fighters were observed from outside the fence, plus a handful of other machines. Enjoy. 8)

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Re: A regular Sunday at Hatzerim IDF base (so: MIL)

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:respect: Wow! And no problems with security or whatsoever?

Btw, there is a very weird centerline pod underneath F-16 '896'... :new-alien:
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I think the recce pod on '896' is taking pictures of the spotters ;-)
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Wow great shot!!! And yes, lot's of activity over there!!

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Excellent to see those old A-4s!
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Re: A regular Sunday at Hatzerim IDF base (so: MIL)

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SquAdmin wrote::respect: Wow! And no problems with security or whatsoever?

Btw, there is a very weird centerline pod underneath F-16 '896'... :new-alien:
No hassle at all. We did stay out of direct sight of the base = not pointing our cameras at the base itself. At the same time, we stood in plain sight on a hillside = not trying to hide. Those are factors that display simple intentions as an aviation enthusiast.

That recce pod was quite an eye-catcher indeed. 8)

Thanks for the cheers, all!

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Re: A regular Sunday at Hatzerim IDF base (so: MIL)

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Wow Erik! Stunning shots!!
You can't imagine this was possible in 1996 when I was there...Times are changing also in Israel. Thanks for sharing... :respect:
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The recce pod could be a BF Goodrich DB-110 EO/IR.
See: http://defense-update.com/20110121_db-110_pakistan.html
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Nice shots Erik, what equipment do you use :lol: :lol:

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Very nice indeed...incidentally I was there too :D picked some different serials....

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Some nice additions Sjaak!
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Re: A regular Sunday at Hatzerim IDF base (so: MIL)

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Einstein wrote:Nice shots Erik, what equipment do you use :lol: :lol:
I see what you did there, Einstein. :clown:
And as you known, it was my Nikon recce pod!

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Re: A regular Sunday at Hatzerim IDF base (so: MIL)

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Very very nice,

Was in Israel a lot during the nineties. See some familiar a/c here. great!

Thanks for sharing.

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