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  • in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #16 #2133610
    AndyMarden
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    I’m looking for photos of Egyptian F-4Es showing both their Egyptian serial and USAF serial (on the tail).
    As an example, 7811/70238 is below.
    I’m particularly looking for:
    7802/7803/7805/7806/7807/7808
    7810/7812/7817/7818
    7821/7822/7824/7825/7827/7828/7829
    7830/7831/7832/7833/7834/7835
    Thanks for any help.
    Andy

    in reply to: WORLD AIR FORCE ROUNDELS #2196285
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    Saudi Royal Guard Regiment
    AutoGyro Calidus and MTO Sport

    in reply to: IL-28, anyone still use them? #2151967
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    Finland used it up to the 80’s, and I most smile :highly_amused: of why they bought it, and how they used it 🙂

    “Finland also obtained five Il-28Rs and one Il-28 in the 1960s, with three of these converted to target tugs. Ironically, the Finns used their Il-28Rs to spy on the neighboring “Bear” to the east, skirting the border and then drifting over when the coast seemed clear to inspect any suspicious activity on the eastern side of the fence. The local Soviet air defense command found the Finnish Beagles a persistent nuisance, but never managed to shoot one down. It is interesting to wonder if the Soviets ever thought, when they sold the Il-28Rs to Finland, who besides the USSR the Finns felt they really needed to keep an eye on.”
    Link 😀
    http://www.airvectors.net/avil28.html

    The numbers are incorrect. Finland received three Il-28Rs and one Il-28

    in reply to: Military Aviation News #2179693
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    Ken,
    How about the most important new platform: the F-35…..
    Andy

    in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #16 #2179696
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    That will be from Khartoum. Strikemaster 142, MiG-21US 300, and Provost 101 are preserved outside the Military Museum. Google Earth: N15.61986, E32.54245
    They had arrived by 9/2012 and were still there 10/2015.

    in reply to: Update on Australian MiG-21U jet warbird project #894340
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    The usually quoted Egyptian serial 5068 seems wrong to me. It is out of sequence with all other known MiG-21U.
    5608 would make far more sense.
    Andy

    in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #16 #2182745
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    Nubin, your #2675 also shows a Jet Provost/Strikemaster in front of the MiG,,any idea when/where it was taken,or details of JP/Strikey…?

    The imagery is from Wadi Seidna, dated Dec15. Co-ordinates 15.80594, 32.51222
    Andy

    in reply to: Military Aviation News #2183910
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    14 quick-reaction AT-802F Air Tractors.

    Israeli “Fire Birds” to be declared fully operational

    To be pedantic, the fleet actually consists of:
    5 AT-802A (single-seat)
    1 AT-802AF
    8 AT-802F

    in reply to: T-34s flying in Europe? #904263
    AndyMarden
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    In addition to the “new” one mentioned by Benno, a quick CTRL+F through EMOOS turns up these:

    Czech Republic
    T-34B 144115/N7041U based with the warbird collection at Mnichkovo Hradiste

    Spain
    T-34A E.17-20/EC-GMD with the Fundacion Infante de Orleans at Cuatro Vientos.
    T-34A E.17-24/EC-JKM with the Parc Aeronautic de Catalunya at Barcelona/Sabadell

    There was a Turkish one flying a few years back, but I don’t think its airworthy any more.

    Andy Marden

    in reply to: Kestrel XS 691 (XV6A 64-18265) status? #908045
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    I saw one of these in the car park at Quackertown, Pennsylvania in 1987 – but no marks & no idea which one.

    That was XS694

    in reply to: WORLD AIR FORCE ROUNDELS #2187223
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    Nicaragua. Not sure what plane. But the wingroundel with the white triangle is visible. Interesting is the finflash with yellow band

    Vultee BT-13 Valiant

    in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #16 #2187228
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    Ethiopia Air Force Boeing 757
    Anyone a better picture of it?

    I wouldn’t say better, but here is another photo:
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    in reply to: Kestrel XS 691 (XV6A 64-18265) status? #909618
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    AFAIK XS691/64-18265 was broken up at Edwards in 1970.
    Andy Marden

    in reply to: Warsaw Pact – Order of Battle during the Cold War #885745
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    Thanks for posting these interesting articles.
    One minor comments on 831 IAP Su-27s. 11908 was bort 15. 10 was its bort with its previous unit.
    Andy

    in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #16 #2167973
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    Laos

    Twenty-one Il-103 reportedly ordered in 2002, but only three delivered in July 2004. No reports of subsequent deliveries. Currently operated by the LPLAAF for liaison/light transport.

    Not quite.

    Three delivered in July 2004: 0401, 0402, 0403
    One delivered in March 2007: 0512

    Nice photos!

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