Israeli Defense Force F-16s



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    IDFAF F-16A block 5 (original) #105 is taxiing on the tarmac after arriving in Israel for the first time back in 1980. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16A block 5 (original) #118 from tayeset 140 is taking off with gear retracting. Note the stencils on the nose indicating this was one of the Osirak F-16s. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16A block 10 (original) #227 from tayeset 117 is parked on the flightline with canopy closed. The aircraft was written-off in an accident on August 28th, 1983 with the pilot being killed. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16A block 10 #726 from tayeset 144 is still wearing the standard USAF two-toned gray color scheme with a stunning full color tail scheme. This picture must have been taken right after the airframe was delivered to Israel back in 1994. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16A block 10 #726 from tayeset 144 is taxiing by the camera at Hatzor AFB. The airframe was retired in October of 2005 wheh the unit was disbanded. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16B block 5 #003 from tayeset 117 is arriving back to base in the early F-16 days. The aircraft crashed on October 8th, 1986. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16B block 5 #003 from tayeset 117 is taxiing by the camera during an exercise. Note the Hebrew stencilling on the tail with the serial number being relocated to the aft fuselage. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16A block 5 #118 from tayeset 117 is about to take off during an exercise. Note the Hebrew stencilling on the tail with the serial number being relocated to the aft fuselage. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16A block 1 #776 from tayeset 116 is parked inside a shelter. This airframe has been taken out of service and is stored at Ben Gurion IAP. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16A block 10 #791 is still wearing the colors of tayeset 144. It is based in the IAF technical school since 1997 and used as an instructional airframe. Therefore it was never repainted with the standard Israeli camouflage. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16C block 30 #305 from tayeset 117 is buzzing down a wet runway after a training sortie. [IDFAF photo]
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    IDFAF F-16A block 10 (original) #228 from tayeset 140 is taking off with full afterburner from Nevatim AB on April 27th, 2009. [Photo by Carl Brent]
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    IDFAF F-16D block 52 #407 from tayeset 253 is flying over some mountainous terrain in Greece during an exercise in October of 2012. [SFPA-Ikaros photo]
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    IDFAF F-16D block 52 #445 from tayeset 253 is flying over some mountainous terrain in Greece during an exercise in October of 2012. [SFPA-Ikaros photo]
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    IDFAF F-16D block 52 #448 from tayeset 119 is flying over some mountainous terrain in Greece during an exercise in October of 2012. [SFPA-Ikaros photo]