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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #90 on: December 10, 2010, 09:19:15 PM »
Didn't left much but still there are some photos of photos - some are of poor quality, but maybe they are interesting in some way. I didn't have time to note or remember what are they about, but I think it is mostly a flying school - some historical photos, pilots, groups, airplanes, then fugas again, parades, lashing (did I say good :-think) ritual, then the badges of different services (or squadrons, or wings - I really do not know)... photo's are posted in order as they were took. :-wave

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #91 on: December 10, 2010, 09:27:38 PM »
This historic subjects are great!

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #92 on: December 10, 2010, 09:49:30 PM »
further...

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« Reply #93 on: December 10, 2010, 10:04:43 PM »
and further...

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« Reply #94 on: December 10, 2010, 10:14:08 PM »
and this, for now :-wave

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #95 on: December 10, 2010, 10:18:25 PM »
Very good update mate :-clap

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #96 on: December 10, 2010, 10:39:44 PM »
Thank you man :-flo
There is jet another 35 photo's of photo's (mainly much older historical period), but now let me finish with helicopters :) Here are two Aluettes...

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #97 on: December 10, 2010, 10:47:42 PM »
and the last: SA-341L Gazelle:

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #98 on: December 10, 2010, 10:58:23 PM »
Now here is the moment when I was almost exhausted, and my friends in nearby Beer Sheba called that they are coming to pick me up. So I took these scenes - a lot of UAVs, more Helis and one Dakota, but it is all just together... well; I was very sad, but in fact there are good chances that I could be there again for much longer time ;)

(p.s. my posting is not finished jet :) )

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #99 on: December 10, 2010, 11:31:54 PM »
Also I made 2 panoramas: first from the hangar with airworthy machines (phot.1: panorama, phot.2-6:separated photo's) and another from the entrance in to the Stratocruiser (phot.7-11);

and two specific shots with tails motive (phot.12: kfirs tails; phot.13: kfirs and phantoms tails)...

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #100 on: December 10, 2010, 11:33:05 PM »
Camouflaged helicopter look cute ;)

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #101 on: December 11, 2010, 04:52:59 AM »
Great coverage!

Notice the Kfir in 12 and 13 with "Marines" on the aft fuselage and the tiny red star on the tail? I wonder if this is one of the Kfirs that was stationed in the U.S. back in the late eighties--they were named F-21 in the States. We lived in Yuma, Arizona during part of the time they were stationed at MCAS Yuma for dissimilar combat training. The Israeli crews had individual open-sided sheds to give them shade in their parking areas.

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #102 on: December 11, 2010, 07:55:07 PM »
I discovered a drawing of a Marine Corps F-21 and it confirmed that the one in Letipapa's picture served at MCAS Yuma. I find it pretty neat that I could travel to Israel to see an airplane that used to fly over my head in Arizona!! :-cool Now if I just had some idea of where the pictures went that I took when I lived in Yuma. :-wall

As an aside to my Yuma story, the U.S. government leased the Kfirs from the Israelis complete with crews as I recall. Sadly a ground crew member (not certain if he was an Israeli or American) lost his life in the winter of '88/'89 when the ejection seat fired in the F-21 he was working on. It was very somber news and is one of those things that one remembers. The flight line can be a dangerous occupation.

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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #103 on: December 11, 2010, 11:29:57 PM »
Wonderfull and interesting info Scott, thanks. :-flo
That accident with ejection is terrible, but things happen. :(

p.s: this particular airplane is also on previous page, here is link so you don't lose time (last two photo's, it is: IAI Kfir F-21A, number 03)

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/borbene-letelice-combat-warplanes/vist-to-iaf-museum-at-hatzerim-beer-sheba-izrael-nov-21-2010/msg17175/#msg17175
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Re: Vist to IAF Museum at Hatzerim, Beer Sheba, Izrael, Nov.21.2010
« Reply #104 on: December 12, 2010, 02:11:05 AM »
Thanks for the link! I can't believe I missed the earlier photos. :-red

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