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This is the third part of my MiG-21 walkaround documenting Slovak retired planes. The undercarriage details of  No. 1208 are all here. Please note: some of the colors may vary with different airplanes.

Here is the follow-up of my previous article depicting the Slovak MiG-21 MA (MF) planes in Kuchyna Air Base. I photographed one of these planes – No. 1208, standing alone and engineless earlier in 2001. I made several close-ups shooting the … Continue reading →

This is the follow-up of my walkaround depicting the Austrian Saab J-35 Draken. I posted the close-up shots of this fascinating bird here. Here you can see how this plane looked like in 2010.

Inspired by a brand new MiG-21MF model kit made by the famous Czech manufacturer EDUARD I posted several MiG-21 photographs here. My shots are dedicated mainly to those of you who would like to build this wonderful airplane in Slovak … Continue reading →

I visited the Army Institute and its Arsenal museum in Vienna – HGM (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum) last year. Despite the awful weather I made several pictures of two wonderful Swedish birds – the Saab 29 Tunnan (see my older post here) and Saab J-35 … Continue reading →

I visited the Army Institute and its Arsenal museum in Vienna – HGM (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum) last year. Despite the awful weather I made several pictures of the wonderful Swedish cask – the SAAB 29 Tunnan (tunnan = cask).  Unfortunately it was exhibited in … Continue reading →

In this part of my article regarding the Slovak Su-25 at Kuchyna Air Base I am adding several photographs of the undercarriage and particularly the main undercarriage wells. You can also find the shots of open hatches in the lower … Continue reading →

I acquired several interesting pictures depicting the Slovak Air Force MiG-29 photographed after its engine fault and fire. All happened on the ground (runway) so the pilot can escape to safety. The fire was extinguished but caused extensive damage. All … Continue reading →

In this (third) part of my Slovak Su-25 photo documentation I went only a short step forward. I have inserted four photographs showing the avionics compartment situated in the airplane’s nose. Note: I placed high-res photographs here, so you can magnify them two … Continue reading →

This is the follow-up of my photographs depicting Slovak Sukhoi Su-25 birds of Kuchyna Air Force Base. I have scanned the most interesting cockpit shots. Technically, these photographs are not very good, because of mimimal space in which I had … Continue reading →