Military source at the end of the investigation into the supersonic booms in Gush Dan: "Everything was done according to the procedures"
The Air Force is conducting an investigation following the loud explosions that were heard in many localities in the center last night.
According to the source, the pilots acted properly, and it is possible that the weather was the one that caused the explosions.
They will not be subject to disciplinary action
Amir Bohbot
12/05/2022
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 11:40 Updated: 15:19
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The Air Force investigation into the supersonic booms heard in Gush Dan ended yesterday (Wednesday).
A military source referred at the conclusion to the training flight of the fighter jets in the depths of the sea, which created the loud explosions, and claimed that the flight was carried out according to the procedures.
"There is a line on my voice marked on the map," the source explained.
"Just beyond the line marked on the map it is allowed to make voice flights. The passage is what causes the boom. There are areas where it is allowed. It was done according to procedures. Sometimes there is weather that changes the conditions, for example a wind that takes all sorts of things with it." "Energy of a certain kind. The line on the map is not adapted to the weather."
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"There is a line on my voice on the map."
Air Force fighter jets (Photo: IDF Spokesman)
Last night, residents of Gush Dan reported hearing a loud and unusual explosion.
The explosion was felt in the cities of Tel Aviv, Givatayim, Ness Ziona, Ashdod, Rishon Lezion, Rehovot, Kfar Saba and Bat Yam.
The noise was heard around 8:55 p.m. in the central area and residents shared with groups on social media that the windows of their homes were shaking as a result of the noise.
"There was a noise as if something had exploded, everything was shaking around me," a Givatayim resident shared.
Mai Cohen, a resident of Tel Aviv, added that she also heard the noise and Nurit from Herzliya responded that "we also heard an explosion in Herzliya just a few minutes ago."
A former senior officer who lives in Gush Dan reported that he heard the noise of the explosion.
"Doors in houses moved as a result of the boom," he said.
IDF response
An IDF spokesman said that "the base commander had a conversation with the squadron commanders and emphasized to them the importance of avoiding as much as possible the sound of a boom in the evening and at night, also in the training areas for deep sea flights and in accordance with procedures and designated areas. Disciplinary action against the pilots.
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