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26 June 2018
| Flag bearers: | |||
| 165 ye, 172 ye | Mi-17 | HHQ | |
| Formation 1: | |||
| 150 wh + 1 | Bell 412EP | HHQ | |
| Formation 2: | |||
| 142 bl, 144 bl | Ka-32S | HHQ | |
| Formation 3: | |||
| 102 wh, 105 wh | Mi-24P | HHQ | |
| 114 wh, 115 wh | Mi-24V | HHQ |
| Formation 4: | |||
| 153 ye, 156 ye | Mi-17 | HHQ | |
| 185 ye, 186 ye | Mi-17 | HHQ |
| Formation 5: | |||
| 163 ye, 167 ye | Mi-17 | HHQ | |
| 168 ye, 176 ye | Mi-17 | HHQ |
| 183 ye, 184 ye | Mi-17 | HHQ |
| Formation 6: | |||
| 164 ye, 175 ye | Mi-17 | HHQ | |
| 187 ye, 189 ye | Mi-17 | HHQ |
| 182 wh, 188 wh | Mi-17(E) | HHQ |
| Formation 7: | |||
| 16 bl, 18 bl, 19 bl | L-39C | HHQ | |
| 20 bl, 24 bl, 25 bl | L-39C | HHQ |
| Formation 8: | |||
| 03 bl, 09 bl | MiG-29S | HHQ | |
| 15 bl, 33 bl | MiG-29UB | HHQ |
| Formation 9: | |||
| 01 bl, 03 bl, 16 bl | Su-25 | HHQ | |
| 23 bl, 26 bl | Su-25 | HHQ |
| 20 bl | Su-25UB | HHQ |
| Formation 10: | |||
| 02 bl, 05 bl, 06 bl | Su-25 | HHQ | |
| 08 bl, 14 bl, 25 bl | Su-25 | HHQ |
| Formation 11 (solo display): | |||
| 15 bl | MiG-29UB | HHQ | |
| Formation 12: | |||
| 110 ye, 112 ye, 117 ye | Mi-24V | HHQ | |
| 172 ye, 173 ye | Mi-24V | HHQ |
| Formation 13: | |||
| 502 | Mi-35M | DSX | |
| 20109, 20110, 20111 | Mi-35M | DSX |
| 20112, 20115, 20116 | Mi-35M | DSX |
| 20120 | Mi-35M | DSX |
| Formation 14: | |||
| 504 | Mi-35M | DSX | |
| 20114, 20117, 20118 | Mi-35M | DSX |
| 20119, 20121, 20123 | Mi-35M | DSX |
| 20124 | Mi-35M | DSX |
| Formation 15: | |||
| Codes 2,3,5,6,7 | NF-5A-2000 | Turk Yildizlari | |
| Code 1, code 4 | NF-5B-2000 | Turk Yildizlari |
| Formation 16: | |||
| (1x) | F-16C | Solo Turk | |
Credits: Erwin van Dijkman, Wim Sonneveld
HHQ = Azərbaycan Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri (Azerbaijan AF) and DSX = Dövlət Sərhəd Xidməti (State Border Service)
Armed Forces Day is celebrated as a national holiday on 26 June. Following Azerbaijan’s independence in 1918, the army was founded. As a consequence, ignoring the 72 years Azerbaijan was a republic of the USSR, 2018 saw its 100th anniversary. For this occasion a huge military parade (Azərbaycan hərbi parad) was held in downtown Baku, with the aircraft overflying Baku Bay from East to West.
Security was very tight with security personnel all around. The serials above were taken from footage shot through an open hotel room window...
Both Solo Türk F-16C 88-0029 and 88-0032 were deployed to Yevlax for the parade, whereas the Türk Yildizlari flew from Baku-Heydar Aliyev Intl Airport.
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