IAF rehearses aerial show ahead of Independence Day extravaganza

For Israelis taking Monday to relax by the sea, however, they were lucky to get a sneak peak at rehearsals put on by the IAF’s Aerobatics team.

By JPOST.COM STAFF
Beachgoers watch the Israeli Air Force Aerobatic team rehearse over the Mediterranean Sea in preparation for an aerial display on Israel's Independence Day in Tel Aviv April 20, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS)
Beachgoers watch the Israeli Air Force Aerobatic team rehearse over the Mediterranean Sea in preparation for an aerial display on Israel's Independence Day in Tel Aviv April 20, 2015.
(photo credit: REUTERS)
As happens every year on Independence Day, Israel’s air force will stage an extravagant aerial display over the country’s beaches this coming Thursday.
For Israelis taking Monday to relax by the sea, however, they were lucky to get a sneak peak at rehearsals put on by the IAF’s Aerobatics team.
The planes, which vary from transport carriers to fighter jets, will take off from numerous bases across the country.
(Beachgoers watches the Israeli Air Force Aerobatic team rehearse over the Mediterranean Sea in preparation for an aerial display on Israel's Independence Day in Tel Aviv)
(An Israeli man photographs his son as an Israeli Air Force Aerobatic team rehearses over the Mediterranean Sea in preparation for an aerial display on Israel's Independence Day in Tel Aviv)