Mig-21bis Polish Navy displays at Gdynia Babie Doly Airshow 1995.

The Polish Navy's 34th Fighter Regiment (34 Pulk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego) hosted its premiere airshow on the first weekend of July 1995. It was a memorable event with the Navy displaying fascinating older aircraft types like the An-2 "Colt" and Mil Mi-2 "Hoplite." 

They were well supported by the Polish Air Force units, including an Iryda I-22 M-93K. The European Marine teams were Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK. Also displayed is a USA Marine Corps F/A-18C from VMFA-312 "Checkerboards" from Operation Deny Flight. They are part of an extensive flying program featuring aircraft from the "Cold War" era to modern-day jets and helicopters.

I had arrived earlier in the week to photograph the MiG-21 BIS aircraft from the 34th's two Fighter Squadrons (esk A/B). See the link below.

https://legendarymilavia.blogspot.com/2021/01/mig-21s-of-polish-navy-in-show-of.html

My photographs are taken from the Friday practice and Sunday's airshow. I hope you find them interesting.

8705 MiG-21bis Eskadra 'A' "Siuksow"(Sioux) 34th Aviation Regiment Polish Navy.

0511 W-3RM Anakonda 1DLMW/C esk

Eskadra 'C' was the third squadron based at Babie Doly with the W-3RM Anakonda, M28R "Bryza", Mil Mi-2, and An-2 transport aircraft.

0506 W-3RM 1DLMW/C esk demonstrating a SAR mission.

1005 Mil Mi-14PL, 40EZOPR from Darlowo.

0405 An-28R "Bryza" 1DLMW/C esk.

0404 An-28R "Bryza" 1DLMW/C esk.

Both are based at Babie Doly.

1242 Mil Mi-2RL NATO calling "Hoplite."

Today, it resides in the Lennundusmuusem in Tartu, Estonia.

0615 Mil Mi-2P, they were mainly used for training and liaison.

Status: it is sadly withdrawn from use and on the dump at Nadarzyce.

5338 Mil Mi-2R visiting from Dęblin. Today, this colourful aircraft is stored.

2950 Mil Mi-2RM It had arrived from Darlowo and is believed to be stored there today.

2703 Mil Mi-2 RM 40EZOPR also from Darlowo. I was pleased to see that all these Mi-2s had different colour schemes. Behind is An-28 1022 1DLMW/C esk's third aircraft. 

 

New kid on the block 0209 W-3T Anakonda. A mere twenty-one years after this photo was taken, it was converted for the SAR role in 2006. I imagine it became a W-3RM. It also now wears a new stunning grey and orange colour scheme.

 

7356 An-2T  Nato calling "Colt." 

Passed to Olesnica as Instructional airframe.

1317 An-2R.

Preserved at Rudzienice.

 

1465 An-2P

Stored at Random AB.

301 Iryda I-22 M-93K 58 training combat regiment (58 LPSzk-B) arriving from Dęblin.

The First of just 17 registered jets. The PZL-Mielec I-22 project must be one of Poland's more controversial home-built aircraft.

It flew at Dęblin between 1992 through 96.

By early 2001, it was rumoured that the fleet of seventeen stored airframes would pass to the Navy, but the financing of this aircraft project went from bad to worse, especially for the manufacturer PZL-Mielec.

 With a sad end in sight, aircraft were passed to museums. 

A dejected end for an aircraft said by pilots who flew the jet to be a superior training aircraft. One test pilot marvelled that it could self-recover from a flat spin.

 Number 1 aircraft, ANA 003-01, was registered SP-PWI/301 in 2008. It was to be seen at the Airforce Institute of Technology in Warsaw, but sadly no longer flying.

  

044 Yak-40 36SPLT Warszawa.

Today, it is preserved at the Wojska Polskiego Museum wearing the VIP Red and White paint scheme.

See more below.

http://www.muzeumwp.pl

045 Yak-40 36 SPLT.

Preserved at Dęblin museum Sil Powietrznych.

See more in the link.

https://muzeumsp.pl

043 Yak-40 36 SPLT.

Sold to the civil market as 9L-LDI

039 Yak-40 36 SPLT.

Sold to the civil market as 9L-LDY

728 Mil Mi-24V Polish Army.

728 Mil Mi-24V 

 The good news for this aircraft is that it still flies with the 56 Blot.

The 3617 SU-22-M4 unit has yet to be discovered but is presumed to be 6PLM at Swidwin AB, arriving for the airshow static display.

It is preserved at Swidwin AB and carries the 6 PLM markings.

3911 Su-22M4 6PLM, one of the three flyings, makes a late afternoon low pass.

Today, it is stored at Bydgoszcz.

3811 and 3812 Su-22M4 from 7PLM lead 3911 of the 6PLM as seen above.

455,456, and 459 MiG-23MF  28PLM, scorching the air above Babie Doly AB.

016 PZL-130TC-1 "Orlik" 60 LPS.

013 was the spare aircraft.

016 made a spirited display. Status is no longer flying, but fate is unknown.

728,742, 956, and 737 Mil Mi-24V's 56 Blot arriving to display from their home of Inowroclaw/Latkowo.

As 728,742, 956, and 737 swept in, I was reminded of the 1979 film Apocalypse Now and the "Ride of the Valkyries." 

742 Mil Mi-24V was wound off in Afghanistan in July 2009 whilst operating with the SGPsz (Independent Air Group) flying night missions. Also damaged was the 737 Mil Mi-24V, which was again flying here in the overhead transparencies.

 

728 Mil Mi-24V from 56 Blot's 3rd Escadra arrives for their display's fantastic climax. 

 728,742, 956, and 737 Mil Mi-24Vs are flying an incredible manoeuvre and one I have never witnessed again, sadly!

956 and 737 Mil Mi-24 job done and move out. Aircraft 737 wound off in Afghanistan, and Aircraft 956 is still flying.

633 Mil Mi-8Ps today, the remaining MiL Mi-8Ps are part of 1BLTR, and their aircraft bear the red and white VIP colour scheme. 

164274/AJ-340 F/A-18C VMFA (AW)-312 "The Checkerboards".

164274/AJ-340 F/A-18C VMFA (AW)-312  with the motto "The Fight's on"

XZ921/CU-587 HAS6 Seaking 706 Squadron RN participating from RNAS Culdrose.

XV661/CU-824 HAS5 Seaking 771Sqn "Ace of Clubs" also from RNAS Culdrose.

30 Super Etendard 11F FN participating from its base at Landivisiau in Brittany. 

 Preserved at Montélimar airport.

45+36 Tornado IDS MFG-2 GN  from Eggebek.

Status scrapped. 

For me, 45+36 Tornado IDS was the best fast jet of the flying display.

From fast passes to touch and goes.

Tornado IDS 45+36 finally makes a landing to applause.

89+59 MK41 Seaking GN and beyond S-142 Lynx Mk80 Søv Fl.

Challenging but friendly 11 TS-11 Navy Trainers form the "Anchor".

 

In the typical Baltic weather, they are back in the Blue for a few minutes before the rain sets in to end the day.

8552 An-2T in the early evening light.

1320 An-2T, rain, fumes, and noise, wow! The An-2s depart Sunday's airshow. 

It was a fabulous few days for sure, and great memories.

More Polish Navy MiG-21BIS Photos link below.

https://legendarymilavia.blogspot.com/2021/01/mig-21s-of-polish-navy-in-show-of.html

Royal Netherlands Air Force celebrates 80 Years at Eindhoven AB.

Eindhoven! Back then, the city's residents liked to party, and we had to join in with the festivities. We had arrived for the airshow arrivals day, blessed with a cloudless sky. The good times continued late into the night, or was it the morning?
The following day, we returned to our motorway embankment close to the runway threshold for the Saturday 3rd of July 1993 airshow, with thumping heads and dry mouths. The atmosphere charged with the excitement of great weather and aircraft displays; even the local Police officers on their big white motorbikes were friendly to the crowd.

Once again, let's get on with the planes, of which there were some very nice examples.

03 MiG.23MF, HungAF participated in the flying program, and number 15 MiG.23UB was seen in the static display.

5 F-8E 12F FN. Arriving for the static display. What a formidable-looking aircraft. I only wish I wrote F-8E more often, which reminds me I must look for those Landivisiau images?
 I believe it's a Swift flying over the nose cone.

WJ981/EN Canberra T.1 360 Sqn RAF.

The Justified Ancients of MO, MO, seem appropriate for this celebrated aircraft.

"Sorry if you have never heard of the band the KLF."

A 29/11-MB and A2/11-MB, Jaguar A's, EC-2-11 FAF.
Seen arriving at Eindhoven for pairs landing from their home base of Toul Rosières BA136.

A29/11-MB carries the individual marks for the 'Vosges Fighter Squadron' operational with the Jaguar from 1973 to 1993.
The 'Vosges' aircraft at Toul carried mixed codes from 11-MA to 11-MZ.

2506 AN-26 2 Letecká Zãkladna ( 2nd Air Base Wing)  back then visiting from its base at Malacky.

0443 L-39C of team  Biele Albatrosy "White Albatrosses" formed in 1991 by the Czechoslovakian air force.
In January 1993, Czechoslovakia divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and the team became Slovakian, as seen here, arriving from the Vojenská Letecká Akadémia at Kosice airbase along with 0101,0102,0111,0112,4355, and 4357.

J-136 F-16 of 316 Squadron arrived at Eindhoven from its temporary operating base at Gilze-Rijen. They had been awaiting construction works at their new home base of Eindhoven, where they formally flew the last NF-5 Freedom Fighters in KLu service.
Sadly, in April 1994, just months after this transparency, they were disbanded.

J-369 F-16B 316Sqn KLu supports a full-colour badge.

J-884 F-16B 314 Sqn KLu.

J-368 F-16B 314Sqn This was the last unit to convert to the F-16 commencing in 1990, and their final disbandment came on the 6th of July 1995.

J-202 F-16A 322Sqn (Polly Grey) KLU.

BR 17 Mirage 5BR 3 Wing BAF.

84-0812/HO F-117A 49FW/415FS USAF, seen on Eindhoven's approach from Gilze- Rijen where it was part of the eight "Coronet Havoc" F-117's on deployment for the 1993 European exercise Central Enterprise.

84-0812/HO F-117A 49FW/415FS USAF, this aircraft was arriving for the static park. 

85-0836/HO F-117A 49FW/415FS USAF arrives for a low approach and returns to Gilze-Rijen.

85-0836/HO F-117A 49FW/415FS USAF delights Eindhoven's base staff as it performs a low approach.

509 2-FF Mirage 2000B EC2/2 FAF returns after completing its display.

J215 F-16A 322 Sqn Klu is wearing 50 years' distinctive marks.

C-5 F-27 300M Troopship 334 Sqn Klu.

C-1 F-27-100 Friendship 334Sqn KLu.

303 P-3C-11 MARPAT. 

87-0250 F-16C  'RS' 512FS USAFE.

87-0242  F-16C 'RS' 512FS Marked 86FW USAFE.

40+32 Alpha Jet A JBG-43 GAF.

8077 SU-25K 50 BILP CzechAF was part of the flying display, and 9013 was displayed in the static park.

   C-1 F-27-100 Friendship 334Sqn Klu seen departing from Eindhoven.

XX230 Hawk T.1 RAF.

XX281/O Hawk T.1 RAF.

MM6714/9-50 F-104ASA 10 Gruppo AMI.

MM6822/9-41 F-104ASA 10 Gruppo AMI is arriving at Eindhoven for the 80th anniversary of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht 1993.

Hunter F.58's of the "Patrouille de Suisse".
J-4027 leads J-4020 and J-4023, followed by J-4022, J4032, and J-4025.

J-4027 Hunter F.58 "Patrouille de Suisse"
A true classic!

CH-05 C-130H 20 Sm BAF.

0004 L.39MS 2 LSP Czech AF returns from its flying demonstration, 0005 was in the static display. Both aircraft arrived from their base at Cáslav.

   

9207 MiG.29A 11 SLP (11Fighter Regiment) "Tiger marks" Czech AF, 5414 from Žatec airbase seen here flying while 5414 was in the static. Both aircraft were transferred to Poland as 92 and 54, respectively.

 I wanted to sign off with my thanks to the RNLAF for years of enjoyment from one of Europe's best display teams, seen here displaying at their home base at Eindhoven on that celebrated occasion.

C-10 F-27-300M 334 Sqn Klu.

C-10 F-27-300M powers through its display routine.

C-10 F-27-300M Klu, over but not out.

There you have it!
It was a great show once again on behalf of the Koninklijke Luchmacht.
Happy 80th!

We were off to the Koksijde airshow in Belgium.