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Farewell to Fulcrums in Hungary

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The last official training flight of Hungarian MiG-29s is to take place today at Kecskemét AFB.
HuAF Fulcrums will be on QRA until the end of December, after which they will be withdrawn from service without any further ceremony.

Some pics of the remaining 4 airworthy Hungarian MiGs, taken yesterday:

http://legiero.blog.hu/2010/12/06/ahogy_elt_ugy_halt

http://airbase.blog.hu/2010/12/06/bucsu_a_nagyvastol
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withdrawn from service without any further ceremony.
They indeed deserve better than that... :(
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A black day in the history of Hungarian Aviation...........I'll miss them :cry:
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More photos of this sad occasion at
http://www.jetfly.hu/rovatok/galeria/vege_ennyi_volt/
and
http://www.mh59.hu/rovatok/hu/hirek/mig ... surepules/

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Hungarian to English translation

The end, that was it ... (The MiG-29 and the memory of their operators)

Posted: 2010-12-10 09:56:06

2010th December 7, this sad date for those who are called, offering maximum professional competence of the Hungarian Air Force operated over the past 17 years and determining the type of fans for whom the MiG-29 was a true fighter.

In the last days of flight training was implemented in the Beasley century, and was last seen MiG-29 tie in Kecskemét, Hungary felségjellel airspace. The type of farewell and goodbye, but what is reported in the Fulcrum of the base?

The MiG-29s and the systematic installation of Kecskemét airport and assured long-term effect on the base and its future operation.

The type of the base thanks to a major improvement in infrastructure (A1 and sheds, a covered standing places, hajtóművező place a new central zone, new navigational tools, etc), the Air Force harcértékének 90 years is a significant increase.



The results were based on the type of foreign repülőnapokon the Air Force and the Army's reputation.

The NATO accession, almost all the Allied Air Force and joint training exercise with us wanted to continue flying, to test themselves against the type and flying állományunkkal.

The list may include determining and legendary equipment, such as the F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18 and Mirage 2000, Rafale, Harrier, MC-130H.

Many of these flights experience and history connected. Aerial victories, a daring maneuvers and mistakes, which only the MiG-29 was able to forgive.

Remember mogyoróbokorra shattered and mute swan. This, of course, only those understand who have lived in the type and cheered.


Cheered the model, but unfortunately it is, who took his life.

Zsolt Racz friend coded with a number of MiG-29 was implemented last takeoff.

Easily processed by the death, but the plane and people were doing. Coped with the crisis in South-Slavic, proven in the course of accession to NATO, when the stock was a positive example of Kecskemét.

Continuously provided to the Air Defense Armed standby service, in which aircrew were assisted in distressed or forced landing légtérsértőket or escorted out under the close supervision of the Hungarian Republic légteréből. 2,001th September 11, after the "Tails" granted a priority international and domestic events, events. Security was provided.


These tasks now and a new type of stock will fall, but do not forget to stock a significant part of the Gripen aircraft to the MiG-29 also grew up and became vadászpilótává Esen.

December 07 of the type I finally handed over the reins. Elévülhetetlenek merit, feledhetetlenek and the last flight of the legend did not die - they live on, thanks to whom was born.

Thanks to everyone who flew the type, directed, purpose-led, improved, operated, served!


Farewell, formal training was implemented by the flight of MiG-29 fighter aircraft and the 2010th On 7 December the Air Base.

The base stock, repülőgépvezetők, technicians, managers, insurers, together with the memorial service of the MiG-29 vadászrepülőgépektől.

Several times during the morning boarded the concretes of the legendary Nagyvasak to carry out convoy exercises.

The flight training, Mr. Pinter Zoltan Major General of the Hungarian Defence Forces Joint Command Air Force Chief Haderőnem (pk.h) and Colonel Tibor Zsámboki, the base commander responsible also attended.

A common task during which they led to formation flight négygépes convoy took leave from his colleagues in a tribute to the Szolnok strikethrough.


Takács Géza, after stopovers in the last Colonel of the century századparancsnoka Beasley reported to Mr. Pinter Zoltan Major General of the Hungarian Defence Forces Joint Command Air Force chief of Haderőnem (pk.h) the execution of a task.


Following that report, said Col. Tibor Zsámboki festive farewell speech, which commemorated important events in the past, the flight engineers and tireless work to date and thanked everyone for working with the MiG-29 models.

Zsámboki Colonel Tibor while performing this task to reach the 2500th Time flew, we performed various jet fighters. As a souvenir of the occasion, received a total base personnel.

Berec Colonel Zoltan

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Re: Farewell to Fulcrums in Hungary

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Leadfoot wrote:HuAF Fulcrums will be on QRA until the end of December, after which they will be withdrawn from service without any further ceremony.
You should just hope there will be some QRAs for them in the final days of the year... :cry:
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aviodromefriend wrote:
Leadfoot wrote:HuAF Fulcrums will be on QRA until the end of December, after which they will be withdrawn from service without any further ceremony.
You should just hope there will be some QRAs for them in the final days of the year... :cry:
Did not happen... there were strong rumours on Hungarian aviation-related sites that the aircraft on QRA would be scrambled once more today (28 December) for a final training interceprion. Finally, ministry officials banned any such take-off. The couple of dozen enthusiasts gathered at the air base fence today in the deep snow and amongst low temperatures saw an An-26 take off and land, but no Fulcrums in the air.
The QRA service will be taken over tomorrow at 8 a.m. local time by the Puma sqn. Gripens, and that will conclude the 17 year history of MiG-29s in the Hungarian Air Force... :(
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