As I returned home from the Spitfire Anniversary show at Duxford, a Spitfire not seen at DX was interecepted by a pair of QRA MiG-29s in Warsaw air space, and escorted to a landing at the Warsaw Flying Club airfield. Apparently, ZX-M is going to spend a few days here, before heading for Cracow, and who knows where else…
By: Flymap - 18th September 2006 at 15:42
MiGs intercept a Spitfire
I am pleased to announce that I saw Robs L today and the Spitfire is back in the UK with the CSU oil pipe fixed, although he now has a brake problem. If it’s not one thing…
By: VoyTech - 11th September 2006 at 13:09
Loks like a bit of a bash – Note the Dragon (G-ECAN) & Dragonfly (G-AEDU) in the hangar, and Henry Labouchere tinkering with the Spitfire’s motor.
The whole caravan (The Air Squadron) then moved to Cracow, to the base of the 13 Transport Squadron, Polish Air Force. Last Friday the British group was flown in the Suqadron’s Antonov An-26 and CASA C-295 transports around the area, after which the Polish pilots were given joyrides in the biplanes.
By: VoyTech - 6th September 2006 at 13:46
Is that an oil leak down the cowling?
Yes it is. CSU problem. Unfortunately it seems to have gotten worse a bit since then.
By: VoyTech - 6th September 2006 at 13:45
Loks like a bit of a bash – Note the Dragon (G-ECAN) & Dragonfly (G-AEDU) in the hangar, and Henry Labouchere tinkering with the Spitfire’s motor. Was Lampers really intercepted, or just a PR stunt?
I believe it had been pre-arranged with him, but the MiG guys did it like a proper airspace violator interception, so he only saw them when they got him. From the AF point of view I think they filed it as a QRA training anyway. They are always keen to train with, excusez le mot, slow movers.
By: Black Knight - 6th September 2006 at 12:22
Is that an oil leak down the cowling?
By: Ewan Hoozarmy - 6th September 2006 at 11:40
Loks like a bit of a bash – Note the Dragon (G-ECAN) & Dragonfly (G-AEDU) in the hangar, and Henry Labouchere tinkering with the Spitfire’s motor. Was Lampers really intercepted, or just a PR stunt?
By: mantog - 6th September 2006 at 11:10
If that Spitfire had been loaded for bear he could have knocked both those Mig-29s out of the air, they had a lucky escape.
By: VoyTech - 6th September 2006 at 10:42
No prize for guessing the name of the Spitfire pilot, seen here with the three MiG-29 pilots who intercepted him. On the left is Capt. Artur Kalko, who led the section. On the right are Capt. Witold Sokol (standing) and Lt. Grzegorz Czubski (crouching) who were in the two seater.
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