Israel Independance Day Flypast 26 April 2023

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ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY FLYPAST 26 April 2023

As in previous years the main flypast was along the coast, routing South to North passing over Tel Aviv & Haifa with various elements also visible over other towns and some air bases.

107 Sqn F-16I: 811, 833, 852, 858 & 893
201 Sqn F-16I: 813, 844, 846, 857 & 869
133 Sqn F-15A/D: 654, 698, 280, 957 & 984
119 Sqn F-16I: 457, 471, 486, 494 & 497
140 Sqn F-35A: 916, 919, 921, 925 & 937
116 Sqn F-35A: 928, 932, 946 & 947 (a 5th a/c suffered a bird-strike and returned to base)
105 Sqn F-16D: 624, 656, 666, 673 & 687
69 Sqn F-15I: 212, 215, 232, 235 & 271
101 Sqn F-16C: 101, 506, 511, 527 & 542
102 Sqn M346: 102, 120, 128, 133 & 160
109 Sqn F-16D: 027, 039, 045, 088 & 612
120/253 Sqns B707/F-16I: 260 plus 434, 444 & 468
103/131 Sqns C-130H/J: 545, 667 & 669
122 Sqn G-V/550: 679, 537 & 569
100 Sqn A-36/B200T: 346, 363 & 369 plus 622, 625 & 636

Foreign participants followed;

31FW F-16C: 88-0460 & 89-2137
R.A.F. Typhoon: ZK322, 349, 363 & 430 (from Op Shader det, Akrotiri, 6 Sqn perhaps)
AMI F-2000: 36-37/MM7318* & 36-44/MM7325 plus 102 Sqn M346 130 (*photo of 36-37 not 100% clear)
Lw Eurofighters 30+01 & 31+14 - latter in special marks plus 107 Sqn F-16I 827

Helicopters followed a separate route and these included;

114/118 Sqn CH-53 Yassur 2025: 035, 036 & 062
123/124 Sqn UH-60/S-70 Yanshuf: 567, 812, 816 & 822
113/190 Sqn AH-64Tsaraf/Peten: 749, 789, 905, 941 & 966

The “Aerobatic Team” were seen over various locations in either 4 or 6 ships, with two separate formations of T-6A Texan IIs.
Over Tel Aviv they used: 400, 484, 488, 493, 494 & 497

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One word, impressive!

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+ H-60 515, 565
+ Drones 201, 290

T-6 001 and F-35 913 solo display Tel Aviv beach