Not sure if these are historic or not but they don’t look very new so here goes…
A work colleague of mine has been sent this picture, apparently of the Tamil AF.
It has been widely reported that they have used Zlins for their recent raids and these are obviously not them.
Who can identify them? Fastest answer get’s a pat on the back.
By: Carpetbagger - 29th May 2007 at 16:12
Thanks for clearing this up Jagan. I must admit I was a little confused as to how the Tamil AF would get their hands on them.
I’ll put my colleagues straight.
John
By: Jagan - 27th May 2007 at 19:59
Scotavia
Something does not make sense about these aircraft. I would question if they are decoys. Why are they not dispersed? No camoflage, no sign of any ground support kit.While the pic is real I would expect that such a cocentration of potential danger would have been destroyed within a few days of being located by the Sri Lankan air force.
Can anyone explain the background to these aircraft or is this a propaganda pic.
The pic I posted is real, but it is NOT from Sri Lanka or from the LTTE. It is from India.
The person who sent it to the OP , photoshopped a hoarding in the background and an LTTE soldier with a rifle half way to the right of the picture.
The Iskras were retired in 2004. And the ac under the tarps are the ones that have been withdrawn from use. Read more here http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Special/Iskras/index.html . (The above photo and the more can be seen under Iskra Portraits)
Since then, most of these ac have been dispersed to various AF installations in India as gate guards.
Here is the location on Google Earth. There are only four ac now in this aerial shot, which meant they have been moved away
*link abbreviated and embedded, BR Mod
By: scotavia - 27th May 2007 at 10:11
Something does not make sense about these aircraft. I would question if they are decoys. Why are they not dispersed? No camoflage, no sign of any ground support kit.While the pic is real I would expect that such a cocentration of potential danger would have been destroyed within a few days of being located by the Sri Lankan air force.
Can anyone explain the background to these aircraft or is this a propaganda pic.
By: Malcolm McKay - 27th May 2007 at 02:06
Photoshopped or not I doubt if the Indian Government would have sold them to the Tamil Tigers as they have precisely the same difficulties with them as does the Sri Lankan Government.
By: Jagan - 27th May 2007 at 01:40
LOL.. Someone took my picture of the retired Iskras at Hakimpet in hyderabad
and photochopped it
– here is the original photo… 
By: Steve T - 15th May 2007 at 02:48
Yep, TS-11 Iskras, which makes perfect sense as India recently retired their Iskra fleet. Interesting pic.
S.
By: Consul - 14th May 2007 at 22:07
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