Great reply and thanks for the Hind Image…!

What additional information do you have on these three events?

I know only month of the incident – January 1970, Václav Bartoš with MiG-19S (made in Aero Vodochody) got the order to shoot down nonspecified German helicopter. According to later investigation (the info is from http://www.vrtulnik.cz) Bartoš switch on photocamera but not cannons. After the flight Bartoš said to an investigation commision that the cannons were disfunctional, but during investigation dialog Bartoš burst out that he doesn´t have a look at falling dead people from the helicopter. Commision made the resolution, if Bartoš switch the weapons, the helicopter would be shot down for sure. So Bartoš was kicked off from army, despite he loved flying, and the wonder is that he wasn´t arrested.

I am not sure, but Václav Bartoš is on the picture with high possibility

About Mi-4 and F-102 incident and Mi-24D crash later, I must search some source…

What info do you have on these events?

20 April 1984, two Czech MiG-23 Floggers fire rockets at a U.S. Army, 2nd ACR, AH-1S Cobra. The Cobra had strayed 1,500 meters across the Czech border.

28 September 1985, a Czech L-39 Albatross fired rockets at an U.S. Army AH-1S Cobra on the Czech-West German border, north of Freyung.

Thanks!

well the first cause: not Czech and not MiG-23 and not rockets, but one Czechoslovak MiG-21MF of pilot capitan Doležal and one MiG-21F-13 of major Neumaier of 5th fighter regiment from Plzeň-Líně AB attack US AH-1S what spies on new communication cable works of Czechoslovak air defence system on direction Nýrsko – Domažlice. The Migs catch the Cobra near Domažlice town in about 300 m flying height and cpt. Doležal start to fire with cannon. He misses but the burst warns US pilot and he quickly runs to 40m flying height and flies away accros the border. MiGs pilots have a lot of problems to get out from mountain terrain and not to cross the border. The fact is that 2mach fighter is not suitable for fight against small helicopter in a mountain terrain in low flying height but the pilots was rebuked for the failure even chief of regiment is talking about both pilots release. General Štorka, chief of 10th Air Army, stands up for the pilots and confirms assertion that a successful fight against small helicopter in low flying height with MiG-21 is impossible, and protecs the pilots from penalty.

MiG-21MF of cpt Doležal

about the second cause: there is English translation of Czech article about that from a Czech webside http://www.vrtulnik.cz,
http://www.vrtulnik.cz/accidents/stret2e.htm

some wallpapers

Older photos from Cold-War era, Please….

ok:-))) be patient, but there are some cold-war era videos

a lot of migs, suckois, L-39, l-29.Tu-134A, Mils
http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/rumcajs/1286/
http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/rumcajs/1287/
L-29
http://www.afbcaslav.cz/med/video/l29.zip
MiG-15
http://www.afbcaslav.cz/med/video/mig15.zip
Su-7
http://www.afbcaslav.cz/med/video/su7.zip

Very nice pics, takes a while to get them even on B/B, but worth the wait.

Tell me, doesn’t LM own a stake in Aero now? If so, why don’t they market the L-39/59/159 better?

my repost from another thread
Today Aero is starting producing of new Sikorski S-76D (up to day have produced S-76C++), Aero prepare producing of new own plane Ae-270 Ibis, Aero is starting centre wing boxes of C-27J Spartan production , it produces emergency doors for Airbus, F-18 gundoors for Boeing and produces L-159T1 Albatros II two-seater trainers for Czech Air Force (two-seater version similar to B version, the first will be delivered in January 2006), 4 months ago Czech government and Aero signed contract for CzAF L-159 modernisation plan and service support for CzAF L-159 and L-39 fleet up to 2025.
This week Czech government and Aero announce official L-159A selling offer for Nigeria on Nigerian request from last week. 14 days ago Indonesian goverment have announced interest in new L-159B advanced trainers for its air force and “eastern version” of L-159 is prepared (with Ukrainian engine and French electronic systems). Aero had financial problems, but Czech government resolved that and Aero was sold in october 2006 to private company PENTA, and it want and support military and civilian program as well). Boeing was kicked out from Aero in 2004 for 2 Czech crowns (sic!), thanx for God. BWT in India and SAR L-159B was evaluated as better and more suitable then Hawk, but in SAR won gripen over F-18 (hawk was offered with gripen as set, Albatros II with F-18) and for fear of possible US embargo or obstruction L-159 was refused in India ( about 40% equipment is made in USA, it´s reason for preparing “eastern version” with Ukrainian engine and French electronic systems). And in the middle of this year Czech government answered “no” to Aero´s request for selling L-159 to Venezuela (“eastern version”). So L-159 problem is modern level, NATO compatibility and US made equipment, that is why Aero want to develop version with French electronics and Ukrainian engine. The second problem is that unstable contries or US enemies have interest in L-159. The chiefs of Aero still say that they have a lot of interesteds but L-159 need to market success, so maybe Nigeria and Indonesia interest will be the start of L-159 success.
bwt L-39 and L-59 are in production no more. Only L-159 and Ae-270

bwt what is LM?

the last four CzAF Mi-2 of Training Centre on Pardubice AB

interesting CzAF choppers (today already gone – out of service)
Mi-8PPA – for electronic warfare

Mi-17 Z-2 PŘEHRADA – Czech made AWACS on base TAMARA and RAMONA systems

Mi-9 – flying command centre