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IDFAF F-16s damaged after flooding at Hatzor airbase
Eight F-16 jets were damaged last week as heavy rain flooded their under ground 'datak' hangars at Hatzor AB. [IDFAF photo]
Jan 13, 2020 - Eight F-16 jets were damaged last week as heavy rain flooded their under ground 'datak' hangars at Hatzor AB, the military acknowledged Sunday, following attempts to have the information censored initially. [Read more...]
Croatia finally settles on Israeli F-16 offer
IDFAF F-16A block 10 #777 in the colors of Tayeset 144 is parked on a cracked tarmac at Ben Gurion IAP on November 14th, 2014. [<a href="http://www.aerialvisuals.ca" target="new">Aerialvisuals.ca</a> photo by John Bennett]
Mar 28, 2018 - Croatia announced it will accept Israel’s offer to supply its air force with F-16s, scheduled to be delivered by late 2020. Croatia asked five countries last year to bid for contracts to supply it with fighter jets: Sweden, Israel, the United States, Greece and South Korea. [Read more...]
Israeli F-16 shot down, pilots safe
IDFAF F-16D block 40 #642 from Tayeset 105 is getting airborne fast and furious on August 3rd, 2013. [Photo by <a href="http://www.xnir.com" target="new">Xnir</a>]
Feb 10, 2018 - Israeli jets today were targeted by the Syrian Army with anti-aircraft missiles. An Israeli F-16I went down in northern Israel amid the fire, but the jet's pilots ejected safely. [Read more...]
IDFAF retires F-16 A/B ‘Netz’ fleet and puts 40 of them up for sale
IDFAF F-16B block 5 (original) #986 came to Israel in 1994. It was never used by the IDFAF and in 2001 turned to be a test bird for the ACE program in which it received code 4X-ACE and serial #313 equiped with the IAI EL/M-2032 radar and some other new electronics. No contract was ever signed. [IDFAF photo]
Jan 03, 2017 - The Israeli air force officially retired its F-16A/B "Netz" fleet, concluding the plane's 36 years of operational service with the branch. About 90 Netz (Hawk) aircraft were withdrawn from service during a ceremony at Israel's Ouvda AFB. [Read more...]
Pilot killed in Israeli Air Force F-16I crash
The rear of IDFAF F-16D block 52 #119 after the mishap at Ramon AFB on October 6th, 2016.
Oct 06, 2016 - An Israel Air Force pilot was killed during a crash landing of an F-16 fighter jet in southern Israel on Wednesday evening. The aircraft's navigator ejected from the plane and escaped without injury. [Read more...]
Israel offers surplus F-16A/Bs to Croatia
IDFAF F-16A block 10 #296 from 115 sqn is taxiing out of its HAS for another training sortie. [IDFAF photo]
Jun 23, 2015 - Israel is currently offering its old F-16A/B trainers to Croatia, hoping they will be interested to acquire them as a replacement for aging MiG-21 fleet. [Read more...]
Famous MiG-killer retiring from IDF service
IDFAF F-16A Block 5 #107 of the 116th squadron "The Flying wing Squadron" land at it's home base. Note the 6.5 kill markings. [<a href="http://www.airliners.net" target="new">Airliners.net</a> photo by Ofer Zidon]
Feb 12, 2015 - With an all-time high of seven dogfight victories under its wings and one nuclear reactor bombing, Israel Air Force F-16A Netz No. 107 is being retired and will go on display in the IAF Museum at the Hatzerim air base in the Negev. [Read more...]
Romania buys Portuguese F-16s to replace Lancers
PoAF F-16BM #15120 still in primer is coming in for landing with brakes opened after being converted to MLU standards at Monte Real AB on November 22nd, 2012. [<a href="http://www.airfighters.com" target="new">Airfighters.com</a> photo by Helder Afonso]
Oct 14, 2013 - Romania has completed the purchase of 12 F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcons from Portugal to replace part of its fleet of Russian built MiG-21 Lancer fighter aircraft and thus bring its air force up to NATO standards. [Read more...]
F-16I crashes off the coast of Gaza after engine failure
IDFAF F-16D block 52 #898 from Tayeset 107 is buzzing through the sky at NAS Fort Worth on November 19th, 2008. [Photo by Scott Fisher]
Jul 07, 2013 - An Israeli F-16I 'Sufa' on a training flight crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, some 50 km off the coast of the Gaza Strip, on Sunday. Both crew were able to eject safely. [Read more...]
Israeli F-16 downs another drone from Lebanon
Picture taken from the back seat of an Israeli F-16B. [Photo by <a href="http://www.iafe.net" target="new">Amos Dor</a>]
Apr 30, 2013 - The Israeli military says one of their F-16s shot down an unmanned aircraft sent into Israeli airspace by Hezbollah militants. The threat was detected at 6,000 feet over the Mediterranean sea on April 25th and was destroyed shortly after by an air-to-air missile. [Read more...]
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