Syrian Spits

I’ve been to Syria, and would return at the drop of a hat.

A bit of PSP 😉

Mark

its ok, managed to got them open,
cheers.
Greg

no pics opening for me either, is there a link to them i could use instead?.
Greg

The images don’t open here for me – but since the letter states that these were seen prior to the Six Day War… :rolleyes: What other proof have you got?

Flood (RATS! They do open now!!!)

I’d happily take a weeks leave to visit the Syrian Spits, even if they aren’t pepared to give up their treasures. Simply to see them and get a few photos would keep me happy for a day or two at least.

Spain sold almost all our Pz-IV and Stug III to Syria, about 30 units, when we received our brand new M-47´s, not all were from czechs

Syrian Air Force Mules

interestingly World Air Forces does not list the Syrians as having used the Mule although given the fact they bought a significant number of rebuilt PzIVs, Stug IIIs and (IIRC) Stug IVs – I’ve certainly seen pictures of Saukopf mantlets lying in scrapyards – from the Czechs, so never say never.

More interesting might be their use of Fiat G46s, G55s and G59s as well as MC205 Veltros……..

Anybody care to raise the old hoary story about Syrian Tiger tanks!!!

Hi Merlin

Thanks for that

I have been following this for a lot of years and although there is always a lot of conjecture about it I believe that the machines will one day see the light of day.

The issue is as it always is with this sort of thing are they actually still there and has anybody actually seen them and as far as that goes the answer is no not for a number of years. The best evidence I had was ten years ago from a reliable pilot who had overflown them . The images show a number of machines in three seperate locations and scattered and it is hard to believe from the plan of the outline that they are not what are reported to be. However without going and looking nobody can say anything for sure.

Time will tell no doubt. I have no role iny of this other than interest and I don’t think I would be going into Syria at present to find out. I am led to believe approaches have been made by a syndicate to proceed and if that is so I wish them good luck

As an aside I think the article actually came from aeroplane monthly.

Kindest regards
John

Setter

Thanks. Sounds all too good. Presumably the political/religious circumstances make recovery difficult?

The photo and text you initialy posted is detailed in Spitfire International, which now lists only PK658 as a possible survivor somewhere near Damascus.

Hi

The condition is not clear given the resolution but I would think they are largely unmolested given that they appear to be intact in that they are not dismembered as in their profile in plan view. Some of the Spits are a little banged about but are again not too bad as far as can be seen.

Regards
John P

John

Are there any photos or reports of condition.

tc

Hi Mark

I think there are 4

Regards
John

Just testing

John,

The Avia – the Czech built 109, the ‘Mule’, as used by the Israelis?

Mark

Hi Mk12

The sat pics are nice ……… Heard of a thing called an Avia……….
Regards
John P

Hmmm

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