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Presenting an Israeli air force cargo 707 plane on scramble to escape from desert sandstorm by flying from Israeli Air Force Base Ofir located in Sharm el-Sheikh in Sinai desert to LLRD Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base located southeast of Haifa
Starting pushback from cargo hold are while the airbase is experiencing early harmless stage of sand storm
Disconnecting from pushback tractor
Starting engines blowing sand dust behind
Taxiing to runway
Engines roaring to full power blowing more sand dust while entering into runway for immediate take off
Airborne on climb to FL300
Still climbing passing background view of Sinai desert and its Sharm E Sheikh-Dahab road
Passing through clouds at 10,000 ft on way to FL300
Passing beach shores of Gulf of Aqaba
Still climbing now at FL200 on way to FL300
Cruising at FL300
Passing Israeli Etzion Air Force Base near Taba in Sinai desert
Passing LLOV Ovda Airport 37 miles north of the city of Eilat
Making little turn adjustment to head to famous Dead Sea
You can tell from green grass that you are leaving Negev desert and now approaching central Israel
Passing famous Dead Sea which signals time to descend from FL300 to 10,000 ft
End of north tip of Dead Sea means intercepting TALMI and time for left turn toward city of Tel Aviv
Heading to pass Tel Aviv
Passing LLBG Ben Gurion International Airport located12 miles to the southeast of Tel Aviv
Passing Tel Aviv beach shores and LLSD Sde Dov Airport
Time to turn right to fly north along Israeli shore
Time to turn right to head back to Israel toward the Israeli air force base
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