ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY 05 MAY 2022

[Starman]

As per 2021 the bulk of the flypast was noted over the beaches in and around Tel Aviv. With the 75th Anniversary due in 2023 the increase in aircraft over 2021 may hopefully be a pointer to a more suitable tally next year!

Representative participating aircraft
F-15I : 234, 259 & 269 from 69 squadron
F-35A : 905, 935 & 945 of 116 squadron
F-16D : 642, 678 & 684 of 105 sqn plus 022, 050 & 075 from 109 sqn
F-16I : 852, 863 & 865 from 107 sqn, 407, 422 & 434 / 253 sqn plus 403 & 498 / 119 sqn
F-15A/D : 663, 686 & 982 from 133 sqn
M346 "Lavi" : 128, 145 & 149 from the Flying Tigers
C-12 : 636, 709 & 719 from 100 sqn
KC-130H 428 plus C-130J 665
G550 CAEW 569 (a/c 537 spotted elsewhere from social media)
B707 Tanker 264 (a/c 260 flew a different route)
T-6A from the Flying School : 400, 484, 488 & 494 "aerobatic team"
CH-53A "Yassur 2025" 030 & 038 the helicopters were not visible from Tel Aviv
S-70 "Yanshuf" 827 & 837
AH-64D "Tzaraf" 765 & 784
Heron UAVs 210 (210 squadron) plus 250 (no marks)

Noted in the static aircraft displays on 5th May were (incomplete lists)
Tel Nof AFB :
525 F-16C 101 sqn plus one, 201 F-15I "Manat"/Flight test centre with 924 F-35I also Manat, 818 F-15C plus one.
758 AH-64D, 902 CH-53A plus another with a C-130J, A-35 Bonanza, B.200 King Air, M346 and an S-70
Ramat David AFB :
925 F-35A 140 sqn, 271 F-15I 69 sqn, 695 F-15A 133 sqn, 612 F-16D 109 sqn,
808 F-16I 201 sqn, 914 CH-53A, 125 M346, 545 KC-130H, 313 A-35 100 sqn, 921 AH-64A 190 sqn, 710 S-70/UH-60, 882 AS565MA (plus 891 displaying over airfield)
Hatzerim museum static :
949 F-35A plus an S-70 and an AH-64 (at least)