Due to the length of this report, it’s divided in 4 parts. Click on the part you’d like to read:
Part 1 September 7 – 8, 1996
Part 2 September 9 – 11, 1996
Part 3 September 12 – 14, 1996
Part 4 September 15 – 21, 1996

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, DZHANKOI, KIROVSKOYE, SIMFEROPOL, GUARDYES’KOYE

The next morning at Dzhankoi we found Il.76s in storage again.

Dzhankoi 15 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
UR-76647Il.76MD0053461843Stored, SU c/s, n/t
UR-76694Il.76MD0063470107Stored, SU c/s, n/t
UR-76728Il.76MD0073475270Stored, SU c/s, n/t
UR-76729Il.76MD0073476275Stored, SU c/s, n/t
UR-76676Il.76MD0063467003VeteranStored
UR-76691Il.76MD0063470089VeteranStored, SU c/s, n/t
UR-76698Il.76MD0063471123VeteranStored
HA-TCEIl.76MD0063472166Quick Air TransStored, ex UR-76707

On Kirovskoye it turned out again that the Ukrainians are not the best fence builders. Holes everywhere.

Kirovskoye 15 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
81 rdKa.25Ukrainian Navy
72 rdMi.24VEbrojni Sili UkraïniSubtype ?
22 yellowMiG.29 (9-13)Ukrainian NavySubtype ?
42 whiteMiG.29UBEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
42 o/lMiG.29 (9-12)Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
36 whiteMiG.29 (9-13)Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
53 whiteMiG.29UBEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
35 rdSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
39 rdSu.27UBEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
69 rdSu.27UBEbrojni Sili UkraïniAlso ’04 bl’ on tail

Simferopol may not be a Zaporazhzhy, but about 80 helos, An.2s and Yakjes are quite a score.

Simferopol 15 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
UR-32306An.2TP1G97-18Stored, SU c/s, n/t
UR-32421An.21G101-39Stored, SU c/s, n/t
UR-40435An.2R1G224-04Stored
UR-33516An.2R1G229-08Stored
73 yeAn.2T1G196-11DOSAAFStored
64 whAn.21G239-34DOSAAFStored
UR-BKUAn.21G236-28TSOUStored
UR-82895An.2R1G169-12Avialiniï UkraïniïStored
UR-33640An.21G233-30Stored
UR-02447An.2P1G117-58Stored, SU c/s, n/t
Ka.15Stored
Ka.271231Stored, on c/n plate “8113/06/DB7210”
Ka.271226Stored, also on c/n plate “409767”
UR-14217Mi.25211102129Stored, no rot.
UR-14222Mi.25211109020Stored
UR-14223Mi.25211110020Stored, SU fcs, no rotor
UR-14226Mi.25411113020Stored, SU fcs, no rotor
UR-14215Mi.25411050129Stored
UR-14383Mi.2525241077Stored, no rotor
UR-14136Mi.25210908039Stored, no rotor
UR-20394Mi.2529841076Stored, no rotor
UR-14382Mi.2525240077Stored, SU fcs, no rotor
UR-14207Mi.25211026089Stored, SU fcs, no rotor
UR-14198Mi.25210912049Stored, no rotor
UR-14197Mi.25210911059Stored
UR-14137Mi.25210909049Stored, no rotor
UR-14114Mi.25210825019Stored, no rotor
UR-14113Mi.25210824019Stored, no rotor
UR-14112Mi.25210823019Stored, no rotor
Mi.25211004079Derelict
UR-20581Mi.2524705036Stored, no rotor
UR-20396Mi.2529843076Stored, no rotor
UR-14196Mi.25210910049Stored
UR-23274Mi.2529043015Stored
UR-14091Mi.25210650078Avialiniï UkraïniïStored, no rotor
UR-14090Mi.25210649078Avialiniï UkraïniïStored, no rotor
UR-20642Mi.2525709068Stored, no rotor
UR-23389Mi.2528835084Stored
UR-23281Mi.2549102025Stored, no rotor
UR-23275Mi.2529044015Stored, no rotor
UR-23273Mi.2529042015Stored, no rotor
UR-20954Mi.2548719064Stored, no rotor
UR-20836Mi.2548109033Stored, no rotor
UR-20769Mi.2547806082Stored, no rotor
UR-20644Mi.2525711068Stored, no rotor
UR-20643Mi.2525710068Stored, no rotor
UR-20362Mi.2529807066Stored, no rotor
UR-23276Mi.2529045025Stored, SU fcs, no rotor
UR-22406Mi.87451Stored, subtype ?
UR-24218Mi.8T98730395Stored
UR-22525Mi.8SAtlant
UR-24275Mi.8TStored, UN fcs
UR-24165Mi.8T98941935Stored, UN fcs
UR-22518Mi.8S721Stored
UR-22447Mi.82704Stored, subtype ?
UR-13337Mi.8S2839Stored
UR-25444Mi.8MTV-195583SimferopolRear fus. glass
UR-22467Mi.8S1733Stored
51 yellowYak.50Preserved at gate
94 yellowYak.52888907DOSAAFStored
UR-BLHYak.529010708Stored
141 yellowYak.528910209DOSAAFStored
147 redYak.52833903DOSAAFStored
73 redYak.52822401DOSAAFStored
UR-BLI62 yellowYak.529010705Stored
UR-BLDYak.52899914Stored
UR-BLAYak.52899913Stored
69 redYak.52822312Derelict
37 redYak.52822304Stored
95 yellowYak.52888908DOSAAFStored
UR-BLJYak.529010501Stored
14 blueYak.55870301Stored
UR-BLLYak.55911206Stored

Almost all aircraft in this field appear to be stored..

Simferopol-North 15 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
UR-46359An.24B07305809
UR-47296An.24RV07306609Crimea Airlines
UR-46742An.24B47300804Crimea Airlines
UR-46688An.24RV47309805Crimea Airlines
UR-46675An.24RV47309607Crimea Airlines
UR-46647An.24RV37309107Crimea Airlines
G-IMAXCe.421TTW
CCCP-91566Il.147342701AeroflotPreserved
RA-85292Tu.154B-178A-292Aviakompania Sibir

In the evening at dusk on Guardeskoye, Su.17s were surprisingly found in AVMF markings that looked very operational. There were at least 24.

Guardyes’koye 15 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
83 yeSu.17UM3AVMF
10 yellowSu.17M3AVMF
26 yeSu.17M3AVMF
30 yeSu.17M3AVMF
47 yeSu.17M3AVMF
52 yeSu.17M3AVMF

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, SEVASTOPOL, BEL’BEK, KACHA, YEVPATORIA

Sevastopol viewed in a cloudburst in the morning and found to be OK. When we returned to the car after a few cups of coffee, it turned out that Sevastopolese are honest people. Hans had left the key to the car in the tailgate and no one had touched it. In the military museum they only had rockets and torpedoes, but no planes, so we had to look for Khersones. Because this tip of Crimea was forbidden for tourists until recently, it is not yet known what can be found here. And it will stay that way for a while, because we couldn’t find the field. We did find a DOSAAF field.

Sevastopol-Nikolaev 16 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
11 yellowAn.2T1G85-11DOSAAFStored
12 yellowAn.2T1G196-15DOSAAFStored
03 yellowAn.2T1G85-10DOSAAFStored
06 yellowMi.2548316083OSOUStored
19 blMi.2549319075FAStored
66 yellowYak.50750503DOSAAFPreserved at gate
UR-BLUYak.52877712Stored
UR-BLVYak.52878115Stored
UR-BLTYak.52867209Stored
UR-BLSYak.52867206Stored, DOSAAF
114 yellowYak.528910012Stored
32 yellowYak.52889115DOSAAFStored
112 yellowYak.52855912DOSAAFStored
UR-BLXYak.52899415Stored
Yak.55890707Stored, Sp c/s

Sevastopol-City 16 september 1996

19960916
REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
29 redMiG.19VVSPreserved

At Bel’bek we had more success with the planes than with the car. When the steering wheel started to shake, it turned out that a part had broken off at the stabilizer bar. While shaking we saw 9 Su.15s and 12 Su.27s. The planes are best seen from the vineyards north of the field.

Bel’bek 16 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
35 blAn.24TEbrojni Sili UkraïniCamo c/s
46 yeMi.8TVVSFlying
56 blSu.15UMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
45 blSu.15TMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
70 blSu.15TMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
54 blSu.15UMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
23 blSu.15TMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
05 blueSu.15TMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
04 blueSu.15TMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
73 blSu.15TMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
30 blSu.15TMEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
43 blSu.27UBEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
07 blueSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
05 blueSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
11 blueSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
12 blueSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
40 blSu.27UBEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
08 blueSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
42 blSu.27UBEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
03 blueSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
02 blueSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
01 blueSu.27Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
41 blSu.27UBEbrojni Sili Ukraïni

Because it was getting late, we left the stabilizer bar for what it was and continued on towards Yevpatoria. In any case, because we wanted to reach Yevpatoria before dark, we would only do the fields on the way in passing. The first field we encountered where that was intended was Kacha. Because we saw 10 Be.12s and a whole horde of Mi.14s there, we took a closer look. Unfortunately, the yellow codes on light gray Mi.14s were difficult to read.

Kacha 16 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
CCCP-11382An.122340605Stored, grey c/s
01 blueAn.24VVSAn 26 ??
47 blAn.26VVS
52 blAn.26VVS
54 blAn.26VVS
55 blAn.26VVS
56 blAn.26VVS
57 blAn.26VVS
46 blAn.26VVS
02 yellowBe.121602104AVMF
68 yellowBe.12AVMF
22 yellowBe.123602805AVMF
25 yellowBe.12AVMF
29 yellowBe.12AVMF
28 yellowBe.12AVMF
99 yellowBe.121602305AVMF
20 yellowBe.12AVMF
Il.14VVSStored
RA-75499Il.18D188011004Aeroflot
52 yeMi.8TVVS
46 yeMi.8TVVS
43 yellowMi.14AVMF
39 yellowMi.14AVMF
38 yellowMi.14AVMF
21 yellowMi.14AVMFNo rotor
11 yellowMi.14AVMF
66 yellowMi.14AVMF

At Saki, we lived up to the plan of not wasting time because at first sight there were only a few helos to score. The Yevpatoria grass track brought us considerably more than you would expect from a grass track. An extra surprise was that Be.12’s just have the c/n on it. Also very cool were the 5 Yak.38s here. Most of the planes didn’t look really airworthy anymore.

Yevpatoria 16 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
11474An.124342207Stored, Ukr. flag in tail
An.12Stored, a/w, no mks.
UR-11264An.12BPEbrojni Sili UkraïniStored
45 blAn.266207VVS
30 yeBe.129601502AVMFStored
87 yeBe.120601705AVMFStored
90 yeBe.120901904AVMFStored
88 yeBe.120602001AVMFStored
20 yeBe.120602003AVMFStored
17 yeBe.128601002AVMFStored
72 yeBe.127600702AVMFStored
18 yeBe.123602503AVMFStored
84 yeBe.120602102AVMFStored
21 rdBe.123802801AVMFStored
64 yeBe.126600602AVMFStored
76 yeBe.123502803AVMFStored
41 redSu.25Ukrainian NavyStored
21 whiteSu.25Ebrojni Sili UkraïniStored
24 redSu.25Ebrojni Sili UkraïniStored
25 redSu.25Ebrojni Sili UkraïniStored
54 whiteSu.25UBEbrojni Sili UkraïniStored
31 redSu.25Ukrainian NavyStored
09 yellowYak.38UAVMFStored
28 yellowYak.387977862706119AVMFStored
36 yellowYak.387977864714289AVMFStored
03 yellowYak.38UAVMFStored
97 redYak.38AVMFDerelict

In Krasnoparekopsk, which is roughly on the border between Crimea and the mainland, we ate in the best restaurant of the whole trip. Flashing Christmas lights from the windows and a disc jockey framed the best and almost cheapest food we’d seen so far.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, CHERNOBAYEVKA, MIKOLAEV

The next morning in Cjurupyns’k I first had the stabilizer made, which cost 15 minutes of work, 2 hours of searching for a part at scrapyards in the area and 20 hriven.

Chernobayevka 17 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
01 redMiG.19PVVSPreserved

At the next field, Chernobayevka-Gusakovka, we were stopped because we were watching Mi.6s on the “hard shoulder” along the road. At the nearby DAI post we had to wait for things to come. After about fifteen minutes we were directed onto the road, 2 trucks were picked off the road and in between we had to be escorted to the main office. In the rear truck, a Militsija agent accompanied us with our car papers. After waiting another two hours at the main office, a man finally came to ask for our passports. Then we were allowed to leave within 5 minutes, as long as we wouldn’t do that again. Just to be sure, we didn’t go to see it again when we passed it again on the way back.

Chernobayevka-Gusakovka 17 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
UR-40892An.2R1G215-29Stored
UR-84612An.21G190-44 ?Stored
UR-82897An.2R1G169-14Stored
UR-82816An.21G166-48 ?Stored
UR-70391An.2P1G141-45 ?Stored
UR-43982An.2R1G210-59Stored
UR-40863An.21G174-38Stored
UR-40782An.2R1G173-09Stored
UR-40404An.2R1G223-28Stored
UR-40392An.2R1G223-16Stored
UR-33585An.21G230-30Stored
UR-33491An.2R1G228-42 ?Stored
UR-33488An.2R1G228-39 ?Stored
CCCP-32316An.21G97-28 ?Stored
UR-68100An.2R1G195-05Stored
UR-07522An.21G152-50 ?Stored
CCCP-07475An.2P1G151-50 ?Stored
CCCP-32255An.2TP1G96-17 ?Stored
CCCP-33489An.21G228-40 ?Stored
CCCP-62655An.2R1G178-57Stored
CCCP-70278An.21G139-37 ?Stored
CCCP-70373An.21G141-27 ?Stored
UR-02219An.21G234-50Stored
UR-02222An.21G234-53Stored
UR-02227An.21G234-58Stored
UR-07463An.21G151-38 ?Stored
CCCP-07750An.2P1G159-25Stored
UR-67128L.410UVP790324Ukraine Flight State AcademyN/t
88 rdMi.63681505VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
50 rdMi.6Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
75 rdMi.6VKP726610VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
84 rdMi.68683605VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
83 rdMi.63681306VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
80 rdMi.65682401VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
77 rdMi.60618Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
74 rdMi.66682501VEbrojni Sili UkraïniDerelict
70 rdMi.6Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
69 rdMi.6Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
68 rdMi.66682703VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
67 rdMi.67683202VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
62 rdMi.6Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
92 rdMi.63681501VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
65 rdMi.6726403VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
90 rdMi.64681909VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
94 rdMi.62681108VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
95 rdMi.61030603VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
96 rdMi.6Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
91 rdMi.63681307VEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
05 redMi.8TEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
17 rdMi.8TEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
18 rdMi.8TEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
27 rdMi.8TEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
37 rdMi.8MTEbrojni Sili Ukraïni
39 rdMi.8MTEbrojni Sili Ukraïni

None of the c/n’s of the An.2’s are in Guus’ Russian book, but the c/n’s looked up here are calculated c/n’s with a very high probability. (safely) to be calculated. On the next field it went a lot better with the DAI, we did not see them. We did see a lot of Tu.22s and a few Tu.16s in pieces on Nikolaev-Kulbakino, and Rick split the exhaust manifold in half.

Mikolaev-Kulbakino 17 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
23 yeSu.24Ebrojni Sili UkraïniStored
39 rdSu.24Ebrojni Sili UkraïniStored
22 rdSu.24Ebrojni Sili UkraïniStored, subtype ?
68 rdSu.24Ebrojni Sili UkraïniStored
01 redTu.16Derelict, Nationality ?
14 redTu.16Derelict, Nationality ?
17Tu.16Derelict, Nationality ?
05Tu.16Derelict, Nationality ?
02Tu.16Derelict, Nationality ?
09 redTu.16Derelict, Nationality ?
23 rdTu.22Derelict, Nationality ?
23 rdTu.22Derelict, Nationality ?
22 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
26 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
29 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
30 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
48 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
18 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
71 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
07 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
73 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
56 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
15 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
14 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
11 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
08 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
06 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
05 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
02 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
01 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
81 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
18 red (2)Tu.22M2Stored, Nationality ?
10 redTu.22M2Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni

The Tu22M2s with Ukrainian roundel looked very operational. At the repair shop where we happened to be in front of the door, we were shaken with pity on the head and it was made clear to us that this was really beyond repair, and that a new part was probably in this regions could not be found. While the men went to work to at least secure our exhaust so that we could drive it into town, Sacha, the owner of the garage, arrived, thinking that they would try to fix the car the next morning. One of the mechanics then took us to the most expensive, and worst, hotel of the trip with the promise to pick us up again the next morning between 8 and 9 am. It cost $50 for a two-person room and the showers/taps/toilets in the room were not watering. Then first have a meal in the hotel restaurant. We got tasty crab sticks, an inferior schnitzel and extremely gross shaslick for a whopping 115 hriven. Back at the hotel, after having moved from room to room 3 times, we ended up under a very drizzly trickle of cold water. By the time we got to brushing our teeth, the water had already run out. In the middle of the night it turned out that we had not turned off the taps and shower when suddenly there was water again. The hotel had one advantage: it had a large city map with photos of the city’s sights. There was also a photo of an Il.18 that served as a cinema somewhere in the city. It also stated that a MiG.17 is preserved at the civil airfield (I seem to remember that it had a code ’01’ on it).

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, MIKOLAEV

The next morning between 8 and 9: no mechanic to pick us up. Between 9 and 10: no mechanic. Between 10 and 11 …… then we took a taxi to the garage where it turned out that they had already started with our car and that the manifold had already been dismantled. To kill the time and maybe see some planes, we then just walked a bit in the direction of the field. This brisk walk (4 hours) was quite rewarding.

Mikolaev-Kulbakino 18 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
11963An.12BPa/w; Ukr.flag
UR-BJDAn.21G160-20TSOU
UR-BJEAn.2113915TSOU ?
37 yeBe.12AVMFStored
UR-86529Il.62M4038625Atlant
UR-86451Il.6252105Atlant
86656Il.62M10901AeroflotStored
86612Il.6241804Stored, SU c/s, Ukr.flag
UR-76726 ??Il.76MD0073475261Stored, SU fcs
CCCP-76765Il.76MD0073481426AeroflotStored, regi pers. as P-76765
86438 ??Il.76Stored
28 rdSu.24Ebrojni Sili UkraïniStored
85008Tu.1547-08Stored
90 redTu.22M2Stored, Nationality ?
28 redTu.142MRAVMFStored
27 redTu.142MRAVMFStored
UR-BJGYak.52
UR-BJHYak.52

When we returned, the gentlemen had welded the manifold back together (cast iron welding is possible anyway) and the reassembly of the engine had just started. After several cups of coffee and frankfurters in the adjacent cafeteria, the work was finished and payment could be made. The price was 170 hrives in total but $100 was also sufficient. After paying we had to have a drink with Sacha and Vladimir, the local police chief. More than 2 bottles of vodka, some sausage, fish, biscuits and an in-depth conversation with Vladimir about the beneficial effects of vodka later, we left for Odessa. But not before we checked in the city of Nikolaev whether the Il.18 of the map was indeed there. It did, only it was now a bar and no longer a cinema. Although we did not visit the civilian airport due to all the delay, we assume that the MiG.17 will be there.

Mikolaev-City 18 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
CCCP-75844Il.18182005304 ?AeroflotPreserved as bar

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, ODESSA, IVANGOROD, GAJSIN, VINNITSIJA

In Odessa, Rick finally managed to get him to fly somewhere. Only at the end of the negotiations ($50,- for 15 minutes Yak.52) we found out that this was possible tomorrow morning at the earliest, and that was of course not possible. So unfortunately.

Odessa-Lyman 19 september 1996

19960919
REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
79 bkAn.21G239-43Stored, SU c/s + star
An.21G235-59Stored, UR
UR-BSMAn.21G237-47TSOUStored
UR-BSLAn.2R1G136-14TSOUStored
UR-BSK62 bkAn.2T1G195-60TSOUStored
UR-BRTAn.2148(473)20OSOUStored, c/n painted as “1G4847320”
UR-BSQ29 yeMi.2546324099Stored
09 yellowMi.2546319099DOSAAFStored
32 yeMi.2546336109DOSAAFStored
03 yellowMi.2546305089FAStored
CCCP-44551Yak.18T22202040065Derelict
59 blueYak.50853101DOSAAFDerelict
28 blueYak.50842710Derelict
74 yellowYak.529010801DOSAAFStored
109 redYak.52855909DOSAAFStored
109 yellowYak.52878007DOSAAFStored
110 yellowYak.52878008DOSAAFStored
12 yellowYak.52867102DOSAAFStored
137 blueYak.52844902DOSAAFStored
148 yellowYak.52889301DOSAAFStored
Yak.52811212Stored
58 yellowYak.529010701DOSAAFStored
UR-BLRYak.52856113
98 yellowYak.52899911DOSAAFStored
Yak.52889107Stored, Ukr. flag
144 yellowYak.52856114Derelict
26 yellowYak.529010414Stored
59 yellowYak.529010702Stored, Ukr. flag
26 yellowYak.52899414DOSAAFStored
15 blueYak.55870302DOSAAFStored

Adam Opel’s next surprise was a bent front right brake disc. If the brakes were applied too frequently or too hard, the disc would glow red and the steering wheel would pull. But not much more braking than, and skipping some fields to end up back in the civilized world as soon as possible (Poland).

Ivangorod 19 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
CCCP-21805Mi.8TAeroflotDerelict, green cheatline + titles

Gajsin-Barracks 19 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
86 redMiG.17Preserved at gate

Vinnitsija-Gavrishovka 19 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
UR-11352An.12P401810 ?Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
UR-11351An.12BP4341910Ebrojni Sili Ukraïni
CCCP-67605L.410UVP-E892216AeroflotStored, no eng.
CCCP-67141L.410UVP800407AeroflotStored
CCCP-67642L.410UVP-E902435AeroflotStored, no eng.
HA-LABL.410UVP820835Air Service Hungary
UR-67340L.410UVP820840Avialiniï Ukraïniï

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, TERNOPOL, ZOLOCHIV, RSESZOV (POLAND)

Today, due to the condition of the car, only looked at Ternopol and made a 10-minute flight with Valentin with a Mi.2 for $36,-. While flying above the center of Ternopol we suddenly saw a Tu.16 preserved in the middle of a park that we later subjected to a closer inspection on the ground. We would never have found it without a sightseeing flight because it cannot be seen from the road.

Ternopol 20 september 1996

19960920
REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
UR-02757An.2TP1G125-35SU c/s; n/t
CCCP-01669An.2TP1G83-36Derelict
UR-84770An.2R1G202-32
UR-68106An.21G195-11
UR-68071An.2R1G193-41
UR-62507An.2R1G175-30
UR-56506An.2R1G183-04
UR-41352An.2TP1G65-27
UR-35031An.2TP1G109-37carries c/n 1G13034; SU fcs
UR-41323An.2TP1G64-38Universal Avia
CCCP-07506An.2TP1G152-34AeroflotStored
CCCP-70544An.2R1G145-20Derelict
UR-35070An.2TP1G110-36SU c/s; n/t
CCCP-20395Mi.2529842076Stored
UR-23511Mi.2525914118
UR-15615Mi.2529950106
UR-14249Mi.25211136050
UR-14121Mi.25210832029
UR-14119Mi.25210830029
CCCP-14303Mi.2546103039Stored, star
CCCP-23393Mi.2528903094Stored
CCCP-20770Mi.2547807082Stored
CCCP-20835Mi.2548108033Stored
CCCP-20882Mi.2528303073Stored
UR-23390Mi.2528836084Universal Avia
CCCP-20936Mi.2548618034Stored
CCCP-23391Mi.2528901094Stored
CCCP-23392Mi.2528902094Stored
CCCP-14120Mi.25210831029Stored
UR-23483Mi.2526242089Universal Avia
UR-14304Mi.2546133049Universal AviaOur sightseeing ride
UR-BVPYak.12

Ternopol-City 20 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
MiG.15VVSPreserved

Ternopol-Parc 20 september 1996

19960920
REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
Tu.16P5202819DAPreserved, subtype ?

Zolochiv 20 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
20 yeMi.8TEbrojni Sili UkraïniFlying

On the way to the border, we did see the field near L’viv in the distance, but due to the possible waiting time at the border, we stopped looking. After we had eaten something in the last Ukrainian village (why is there no line here yet), we suddenly came face to face with the first customs officer (still no line) and an hour later we drove into Poland. Via Rzezov, Krakow and Wroclaw we drove home more or less like a straight line.

Rzeszow-Jaslonka 20 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
SP-TWAAn.2T1G172-50
SP-TWNAn.2T1G195-01
SP-TWMAn.2T1G188-35
SP-TWLAn.2P1G181-54
SP-TWDAn.2TP1G177-38
SP-TWCAn.2TP1G177-37
SP-TWBAn.2T1G174-43
SP-SPUMi.2535747098
RA-23674Mi.2546101039Stored
RA-23666Mi.2544122045Stored
RA-23675Mi.2548446123Stored
RA-23665Mi.2Stored
RA-23667Mi.2544119045Stored
RA-23668Mi.2544115045Stored
RA-23669Mi.2544120045Stored
RA-23670Mi.2544131055Stored
RA-23671Mi.2544439105Stored
RA-23673Mi.2545429117Stored
SP-TWXPZL.104-35A17830689
SP-TWZPZL.104-35A17820688
SP-TZAPZL.104-35A17830758
SP-TZBPZL.104-35A18830759
SP-TZDPZL.104-35A19840810
SP-TWUPZL.104-35A16800533
SP-TULTB.91722

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, KRAKOW, WROCLAW

Krakow-Muzeum Lotnictwa 21 september 1996

19960921
REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
SP-LXCAero Super 4503002Preserved
SP-LXHAero 145172011Lotnicze Pogotowie RatunkowePreserved
SP-TNAAero 145172006Preserved
10019NG URAlbatros B.IIa10019LuftwaffePreserved, fake PWL c/s “1302/16”
C.I.19715Albatros C.ILuftwaffePreserved, F16
4Avia B.333061PWL/WLOPPreserved
C.1225017Aviatik C.III1996LuftwaffePreserved
SP-AFOBü.131B13.113Preserved
B7280Sopwith F.1 CamelRFCPreserved, in 1995 noted as “F5234”
SP-GLCCe.T.50Preserved
1545917Halberstadt CL.II1046LuftwaffePreserved
222518Roland D.VIB2225 ?LuftwaffePreserved
T820910DH.82ARoyal Air ForcePreserved, small PWL mks.
00852F-5ER.1033North Vietnam AFPreserved
SP-GILGIL BZ-1Preserved
49-2983TA-983T-6G168-87US Air ForcePreserved
D-IRIKCurtis Hawk IIH81Preserved, fus. only
3078VEB.14P14803078PWL/WLOPPreserved
S3SIl.2869216PWL/WLOPPreserved
72Il.28R41909PWL/WLOPPreserved
JK.12Preserved
SP-NXAL.200170918Lotnicze Pogotowie RatunkowePreserved
SP-FXAL.60150723Lotnicze Pogotowie RatunkowePreserved
02Li.2T18439102PWL/WLOPPreserved
LVG B.IILuftwaffePreserved
262Grigorovich M.15R11C262Imperial Russian Air ServicePreserved
SP-PAKM.4P1/3Preserved
SP-PBLMD.12F0004Preserved
SP-SADSM.1WS101003Institut LotniczwaPreserved
SP-SAPSM.2504032Preserved
511Mi.4A14114PWL/WLOPPreserved
617CMi.4ME06175PWL/LMWPreserved
1230LIM.21B012-30PWL/WLOPPreserved
018SBLIM.21A060-18PWL/LMWPreserved
304SBLIM.23404PWL/WLOPPreserved
035SBLIM.21A060-35PWL/WLOPPreserved
014SBLIM.21A060-14PWL/WLOPPreserved
2004SBLIM.227004PWL/LMWPreserved
712LIM.11A070-12PWL/WLOPPreserved
1910LIM.5R1C19-10PWL/WLOPPreserved
105LIM.6Bis1F01-05PWL/WLOPPreserved
415LIM.51C04-15PWL/WLOPPreserved
606LIM.6M1D06-06PWL/WLOPPreserved
618LIM.6MR1D06-18PWL/WLOPPreserved
1023LIM.51C10-23PWL/WLOPPreserved
1414LIM.5R1C14-14PWL/WLOPPreserved
1909LIM.51C19-09PWL/WLOPPreserved
1508LIM.51C15-08PWL/WLOPPreserved
905MiG.19PM650905PWL/WLOPPreserved
6614MiG.21PFM(SPS)-K94A6614PWL/WLOPPreserved
6513MiG.21PFM(SPS)-K94A6513PWL/WLOPPreserved
4401MiG.21US01685144PWL/WLOPPreserved
2009MiG.21PF762009PWL/WLOPPreserved
1901MiG.21PF761901PWL/WLOPPreserved
1217MiG.21U-400661217PWL/WLOPPreserved
01MiG.21PFMN(SPS)94ML01PWL/WLOPPreserved
809CMiG.21F-13740809PWL/LMWPreserved
2004MiG.21PF762004PWL/WLOPPreserved
28.63/KP.11C562PWL/WLOPPreserved
2 rdPo.2LNB641-646VVSPreserved, small PWL mks.
SP-AXTCSS.13 (Po 2)9-3505Lotnicze Pogotowie RatunkowePreserved
SP-AJBPWS.2681-123PWL/WLOPPreserved
PZL.M151S006-01AeroflotPreserved
SP-BNURWD.13283Preserved
SP-BPERWD.21Preserved
SP-PBBS.4 Kania 302Preserved
SM411AU-YSpitfire LF.XVIeRoyal Air ForcePreserved
4242Su.20R6602PWL/WLOPPreserved
06Su.7BM5306PWL/WLOPPreserved
01Su.7BM5301PWL/WLOPPreserved
807Su.7BKL7807PWL/WLOPPreserved
116Su.7UM2116PWL/WLOPPreserved
806Su.7BKL7806PWL/WLOPPreserved
SP-AAGSzpak 4T48-004Preserved
87916A-37B43063North Vietnam AFPreserved
1007TS.11-100 Bis B1H10-07PWL/WLOPPreserved
0309TS.81E03-09PWL/WLOPPreserved
SP-BPLTS.9 Junak 313-9578Preserved
Tu.2SPWL/WLOPPreserved
36Let C.1164236PWL/WLOPPreserved
SP-ASZYak.12M5013Preserved
02Yak.17WPWL/WLOPPreserved
SP-AOPYak.18UEM005Preserved
16Yak.23PWL/WLOPPreserved
SP-ARMZ.26640Preserved

Krakow-Balice 21 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
9855An.2T1G98-55PWL/WLOP
7447An.2T1G74-47PWL/WLOP
7445An.2T1G74-45PWL/WLOP
5705An.2T1G157-05PWL/WLOP
5706An.2T1G157-06PWL/WLOP
5709An.2T1G157-09PWL/WLOP
7353An.2T1G73-53PWL/WLOP
1602An.261602PWL/WLOP
1604An.261604PWL/WLOPStored, no eng.
1509An.261509PWL/WLOPRed nose
1508An.261508PWL/WLOP
1407An.261407PWL/WLOP
1310An.261310PWL/WLOP
1403An.261403PWL/WLOP
1003An.28TD1AJB001-01 ?PWL/WLOP
SP-LMBB.737-3Q823535LOT
D-IAMBBe.200BB.790Aviation Leasing
I-CREMDa.10161Interjet
3037VEB.14P14803037PWL/WLOPStored
3067VEB.14P14803067PWL/WLOPStored
3065VEB.14P14803065PWL/WLOPStored
SP-WXNMi.2513902015Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe
4316Mi.2564316105PWL/WLOP
6504MiG.21MF966504PWL/WLOP
D-GJFNPA.34-220T34-8133061

Wroclaw-Strachowice 21 september 1996

REGICODETYPECNOPERATORREMARKS
SP-LFCATR.72-202272LOT
SP-LFDATR.72-202279LOT
8007MiG.21MF968007PWL/WLOPPreserved at gate
1807TS.11-200SB Bis D3H18-07PWL/WLOP