Warsaw Pact photos - pre 1990 only

[dick loh vervallen]

Kuopio-Rissala in August 1981.

[RobertS]

Kuopio-Rissala in August 1981.

Article with photos - in Russian:
http://airforce.ru/history/france78/index.htm

[Iwan Bogels]

Hi Robert !

Great shots.....again ! Thanks for sharing.

I vividly remember that one of my fellow Valkenburg spotters had photos of the MiG-23's at Reims. I could only dream to have taken photos from Russian aircraft. In 1987 I saw video material from the first Russian MiG-29's in Finland, and again I was baffled by the sight. So imagine my jump for joy when the very first Red Star that I ever photographed was a MiG-25U, landing at Werneuchen, on Thursday morning 27 September 1990. I will never forget the day....

The most impressive Red Star Day must have been 10 July 1992, at Stargard-Klucewo. Check out a few results from that day....

Please keep the memories coming.
Iwan

[Goldenflyer]

Love this topic realy nice and very impressive....

Keep us Post

Regards Corné

[RobertS]

The most impressive Red Star Day must have been 10 July 1992, at Stargard-Klucewo. Check out a few results from that day....

Iwan,
I can imagine your impressions at Klucewo in 1992.
I seen my first operational Su-27 in 1995 only....
Thanks for the share of these shots.

pre Su-27 the 159.gv.iap. was MiG-21SM(T) operator for 18 years.
Few photos from a pilot-album:
http://foto.mail.ru/mail/sfimka/327?page=2

[RobertS]

" Open-Day " in Krasnodar 1983

[RobertS]

Su-7BM 1.gv.apib. Kunmadaras AB - over Hungary in 1975

[RobertS]

1973 Hungary - 3rd squadron of the 1.gv.apib. at one of the wartime grassy airstrips near Földes

[Iwan Bogels]

Whoopee !!!!

These shots make me dream.

Please, please, please keep them coming !

Do you have any clue about when your book is to be published ?

Cheers,
Iwan

[roel lodder]

You did it again Robert!
Lovely shots!
Keep them coming!
Greetz,
Roel

[RobertS]

Iwan,
Book - 50 days before Christmas

I have one more good news for the Soviet AF fans:

The new edition of the book - Soviet AF in Hungary and Austria http://airforce.ru/book_review/hungary/index.htm - is coming in this autumn(independent English & Russian verions too).
320 pages, more than 500 photos and a whale of newly researched data...

[RobertS]

MiG-21SMT - 927.iap. Bereza 1981



...those were the days...no standard camo, pattern depends on Vodka...









Sorry...the quality is not the best, these are on old paperprints.

[RobertS]

HuAF An-24V "908" - 1990 Hungary, Tököl AB: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=47.3 ... 5&t=h&z=17

...for dog owners only...



I recommend this method when your dog grew higher than you thought when built her doghouse
(and please help me ! .........somebody stole the jack from the back of my wifes Fiat Cinquecento)

[Iwan Bogels]

Iwan,
Book - 50 days before Christmas

Hi Robert,

I'm looking forward to see it. Can you tel me how to order it ? Can I buy it from you directly ?

Please let me (and other readers here) know how to get it.

Cheers,
Iwan

[RobertS]

I'm looking forward to see it. Can you tel me how to order it ? Can I buy it from you directly ?

Please let me (and other readers here) know how to get it.

Cheers,
Iwan

I hope it will available at amazon.com from early November.
I will inform you in time.

Thank you for your interest for our history

I can promise for the readers >

- None any own ideas, conclusions from me in the book - ONLY pilots-talk, documents, photos...
- All photos in the book are never before published shots, straight from Russian & ex-WP pilots & techs, 80% in colour, good quality scans of original slides & negatives.
(and I worked with translator, not with my basic-English )