Senior Air Force official: Three flooded fighter jets will be suspended for a long period

The officer said this after instructing the corps to form an investigative team to investigate the reasons for the fall of the Hatzor base from operational readiness following the flooding. He said, "We did a round-the-clock activity, pumping water and hauling all the planes to the garage." He further said that contrary to the claims, "the damage estimate is not hundreds of millions"

Senior Air Force official: Three flooded fighter jets will be suspended for a long period

A senior Air Force officer said Tuesday (Tuesday) that the findings of the Hatzor base's flooding investigation will be published for another two months and that all aircraft will return to fly. "The debriefing team began its work and submitted its findings within two months. We did a lot of round-the-clock activity at the base. We pumped water from the underground dwellings (DTCs). We hauled all the planes to the garage. The aircraft have undergone a thorough professional inspection by the technical base of the base. "

The officer explained that despite the allegations being heard, the damage was nowhere near being assessed in amounts previously raised. "The damage estimate is not hundreds of millions. It's far away." He elaborated on the return of the aircraft to eligibility and said, "The picture is that five planes will be returned in the next few days and three planes will return in two months. They are the ones staying at higher water levels. They will be treated more broadly when all treatment is carried out in the corps itself, by the technical staff. "

About a week ago, Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin ordered an expert investigation team to investigate the reasons for the fall of Hatzor base from operational readiness following the flooding that occurred a few days before. The order to form the team, headed by Lt. Gen., was passed during a preliminary inquiry that Norkin was present with the Corps senior command forum.

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Fighter jets hit by floods at Hatzor base

Fighter jets hit by floods at Hazor base (Photo: Untitled)

As part of the incident, eight planes, three of them significantly, were flooded, causing millions of shekels of damage following the flooding at Hatzor Air Force Base. The flooding was due to a nearby stream overflowing. The flooding caused damage to the underground dwellings (DTCs), the complexes where the aircraft are parked, as well as the infrastructure and tools at the base.

A senior Air Force officer then admitted that "at that particular moment, the operational injury was at the base itself. This had operational significance at that base."

An IDF spokesman emphasized that despite the damage to operational preparedness at Hatzor base, the Air Force continued to hold operational alert on all other corps bases.