Robbert's Photosite 3

RUSSIAN BUILT TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

          The Polish Air Force still uses this reliable biplane. AN-2 Radom september 2005.

               Antonov 12 2209 of the Slovak Air Force at Soesterberg Air Base for the

                    "Partnership voor Peace" exercise "Cooperative Spirit". (28-10-94)

  This Czech Antonov 12 2105 arrived at Fairford in july 1993 for the International Air Tattoo.

             Totally unexpected : the arrival of  the An-22 of the Antonov Design Bureau.

         With in her belly a Chinook helicopter back from Bosnia. (Soesterberg 30-09-99)

           Slovak Antonov 24 2903 at the Royal International Air Tattoo of 1998.

In contrast with the present grey colourscheme the Hungarian "Curls" flew in the early nineties

                               in a kind of airline outfit. (Fairford july 1993)

    This AN-26 810 was present at the COMAO exercise at Kleine Brogel on 20-07-05.

                     Antonov 26 3208 Slovak Air Force Volkel. (summer 1995)

It looks more or less like a flying cow, this Curl 2506 of the Slovak Air Force. (Fairford 1999) 

             Antonov 26 2409 as support for the Air Show at Twenthe Air base in july 1996.

           On 23-03-06 this for Eindhoven Air base well known beautiful  Bulgarian Curl

                                            arrived again on Dutch soil.

        Besides the Casa295 the Polish Air Force still flies with the An 26. (RIAT july 1999)

In the years after the fall of the iron curtain the German Luftwaffe continued to operated for a

                           while with ex-NVA An 26's. (52+07 Fairford 1991)

Among a lot of redundant military hardware I found this active Antonov 26 of the Russian Air Force.

                                             Almaty Kazachstan (March 2003)

 Poland builts the Antonov 28, of which this Navy version is one of them. Radom september 2005.

           Open Skies Antonov 04 black of the Russian Air Force at  Fairford 1999.

 This beautiful An30 055 was parked at the static display for the Open days at Volkel Air Base

                       in 2004 and was as such definitely one of the highlights.

 Also at Volkel, but then at august 9 2006 was this Ukraine Antonov 30 bort 81 yellow.

    At Eindhoven Air base this Croatian An-32 arrived on april 15 2002 in bad weather.

Farnborough '92 was blessed with a lot of former "Warsaw-pact" aircraft, e.g. this An-72 red 07.

                        Antonov 124 Volga Dnepr Soesterberg (13-04-05)

For the first time in the Netherlands: An-225 Antonov Design Bureau at Eindhoven Air Base. (27-10-05)

IL76 Volga Dnepr at Soesterberg as support for the deployments of the Dutch helicopter group. (09-01-05)

      Ilyushin 76MD as support for 2 flankers at the Royal International Air Tattoo in 1999.

          The Russian Air Force flies with the tankerversion of the "Candid" (Fairford '91)

                                     NATO codename "Midas" 34 blue.

                  Tu-134 of the Ukraine Air Force at NAS Valkenburg in 1996.

        A beautiful sleek Tupolev of the Czech Air Force. (1407) Fairford july 1991.

Tu154 101 of the Polish Air Force was, together with a lot of other aircraft an honourable guest at

   NAS Valkenburg in mei '97 in remembrance of the Marshall plan after the second world war.

The sistership 102 arrived at Rotterdam Airport on 15-03-07, so almost ten years later and still going strong.

         Also at NAS Valkenburg in may 1997 was this Yak of the Slovak government.

                               Yak 40 (047) Polish Air Force at Schiphol 16-03-05.