Hazor AFB (LLHS) 2020

[Starman]

With the easing of travel restrictions it seemed like a good time to check on 101 squadron and their famed acquatic F-16Cs.
Noted flying were 519, 520, 523, 530, 534, 536, 538, 539, 557 & 558.
F-16Ds with sister sqd 105 were 603, 615, 628, 630, 638, 642, 673, 676, 678 & 687
Obv need to go a few more times .....

[Bennie]

Good score!

[Starman]

Another outing for "essentials" revealed additional actives:
101Sqn F-16C 516, 522, 527, 528, 531 & 547
105Sqn F-16D 610, 648, 651, 652, 656 & 667

[Starman]

Thanks to a Polish Website (altair.com) and Channel 11 news it looks like the damaged aircraft were/included 534 (active by April), 539 (active by May), 542 (test flight 09 Jun), 547 (active by Jun) and possibly 503 & 511. 542 was the last of three aircraft roaded to Tel Nof and processed through the YAA (22MU), the others being repaired at Hazor. The squadron and sister unit 105 are rumoured to be moving North by the end of the year when the Ramat David based "block-30s" retire. (Aspiring Hans Brinkler's should apply to the Hazor direct works dept)

[Starman]

The boys and girls at 101 have now traded in their wet-suits for G-suits, with additional a/c noted flying today: F-16C 502, 503, 511, 525, 535 (painted as "101"), 542 & 543

[Starman]

Unusual visitor here on 10th Sept was USNavy C-40 168981 as CNV6609.The Clipper was to/from LICZ where it is tempbased.

The ongoing 5 year IAF plan calls for the relocation of the resident F-16C/Ds to Ramat David during 2021 and an increase of "Special Ops" assets to be based at Hazor. The recent request for 12 MV-22s by the IAF might make visits here worthwhile again