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When Disaster strike
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Copyright: Assi Dvilanski (asival) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 299 W: 114 N: 524] (3640)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-25
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Canon 400D (Digital Rebel XTi), 18-55 Canon I EF-S f/3.5-5.5
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-26 4:46
Viewed: 580
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
It was an Air Crash Drill for the Emergency Agencies (Fire, Ems etc..) at the Ben Gurion Air Port

Ben Gurion International Airport started out in 1936 as Lydda Airport, an airstrip of four concrete runways on the outskirts of the Arab town of Lydda. It was built by the British Mandate of Palestine, chiefly for military purposes.The importance of the facility rose during World War II, as planes arrived from Europe, the Far East and other countries in the Middle East.

The first civilian transatlantic route, Tel Aviv-New York, was inaugurated by TWA in 1946. The British left the airport at the end of April 1948, and the soldiers of the Israel Defence Force captured it on July 10, 1948, in Operation Danny, transferring control to the newly declared State of Israel. Flights resumed on November 24, 1948.That year, 40,000 passengers passed through the terminal. By 1952, the number had risen to 100,000 a month. Within a decade, air traffic increased to the point where local flights had to be redirected to the Sde Dov airfield (SDV) on the northern Tel Aviv coast. By the mid-1960s, 14 international airlines were landing at Lod Airport.

More buildings and runways were added over the years, but with the onset of mass immigration from Ethiopia and the former Soviet Union in the 1980s and 90s, as well as the global increase of international business travel, the existing facilities became painfully inadequate, prompting the design of new state-of-the art terminal that could also accommodate the expected tourism influx for the 2000 millennium celebrations. The decision to go ahead with project was reached in January 1994, but Terminal 3 only opened its doors a decade later, on November 2, 2004.
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  • jorbe Gold Star Critiquer [C: 70 W: 1 N: 1] (237)
  • [2008-06-26 4:55]

Hello Assi,

Well interesting photo and situation..
Good composition and action on photo.

Excellent Job!
Jorbe

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  • Muse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2419 W: 199 N: 5694] (24474)
  • [2008-06-26 5:19]

Hello Assi,
Une scène d'actualité vraiment impressionnante et un commentaire très intéressant.
Très jolies couleurs et un cadrage qui permet de bien se rendre compte de l'importance du travail.
Best regards
denise

Thanks for your note.
Interesting documentary picture with excellent compo. Alfred

Hello Assi,
That photo give a good impression what can happen.Good colours.Well done!
t.f.s.and regard,
Frieda.

Well, we don’t get to shoot this kind of photos everyday!

You managed to capture a great photo with great composition in a pretty chaotic moment.
Pretty remarkable photo and the sharpness and quality are excellent. The scene is very impressive.

Thanks for the great photo!

Regards from Miami,

Maryori.

Hi Assi,
Superb action shot where old Jumbo still gets a chance to do worthwhile service. Mix of foam and smoke is impressive. Fire aquipment adds red colour to the view.
Kari

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