Slovak International Air Fest - SIAF 2018

Posted in 2018

... and the Alenia C-27J Spartan has already completely replaced the trusted Antonov An-26 transport aircraft since 2016. Also the days of Slovak MiG-29s are being counted, but SIAF 2018 was an event with ...

SIAF Airshow 2016 Sliac

Posted in 2016

... to the remaining MiG-29s, that still soldier on. With that uncertain future this year’s SIAF under a gorgeous sunny blue sky has been once again a great celebration of the Slovak Air Force. Combined with ...

Bulgarian Air Force - Thracian exercises

Posted in Air Forces

The sights at Graf Ignatievo Air Base in Bulgaria are fascinating. A still typical Warsaw pact flight line filled with MiG-21s and MiG-29s, and even more Fulcrums are visible in the heat haze at the ...

SIAF 2015

Posted in 2015

... spare. airshows/15_siaf/gripen More cool formations were presented at the opening ceremony of the show at 10am: two MiG-29s in formation and the Slovak L-39, Czech L-159 and British Hawk as a sig ...

SIAF 2013

Posted in 2013

With the 1.Sqn and their MiG-29s the Slovak International Air Display (SIAF) at their home base Sliac seeing those amazing Fulcrum smoketrails in the sky is always a save bet. However, this year was ...

Aeromiting Batajnica

Posted in 2012

... between a MiG-21 and two MiG-29s, or local build and rare types such as the Orao and the Super Galeb. Where? Belgrade, Serbia When? 02/09/2012 However, as I try to bring back memories and photo ...

SIAF 2011

Posted in 2011

... ws the Governmental Tu-154 from Bratislava was next, this time being escorted by two MiG-29s. What a beautiful orchestra of the Kuznetsov and Klimov sounds that was! airshows/11_siaf/an The L-39 s ...

Polish AF

Posted in Air Forces

... leet of MiG-29s consist of a mix of formoer Polish, Czech and German aircraft, all of them brought by upgrade to a NATO capable standard in order to fulfil the requirements to perform QRA according to inter ...

CIAF 2008

Posted in 2008

... fires. Presumably for readiness reasons the Slovak Air Forces remained absent with their MiG-29s and did only send a Mi-24, to which another example from Macedonia should have been added, but this one ...

NLD Piestany - Slovak Air Show

Posted in 2008

... t, but the great flying and the smoke of some MiG-29s in the air nothing but a distant memory. The morning began with a massive - at least it was a huge part of the inventory of the SlAF - fly-past of ...

Kecskemet Air Show

Posted in 2007

... iG-29s. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- The final part was a 7-ship of their newly acquired Gripens, clearly presenting the high state of readiness of this ...

MiGs against Hornets

Posted in Air Forces

... What? German MiG-29 Fulcrums Where? JG73 'Steinhoff', Laage Airbase When? 08/2003 The MiG-29s are the only jets of the former GDR that have been taken over into service within the Luftwaffe afte ...