Dutch Aviation Support visited 

KBELY-PRAHA AFB 

Zakladna Dopravniko Letectva - 241.dlt & 242.vrl
for 'Pilot and Airplane' the largest independent Dutch Aviation Magazine
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Our special thanks to Jan for accompanying us on the field and offering us a flight in the L-410
 
Please don't mind the quality of the pic's on the web. We try to save space to show as much as possible    (JUNE 2004)
   
MIL MI-17 'HIP' - 0834 ANTONOV-26 'CURL' THE TRANSPORT WORKHORSE PLANE' 
 
AN-26 COCKPIT-VIEW MAINTAINING THE ENGINE
CARGOFLOOR OF THE AN-26 AN-24V 'COKE' 
 
INSIDE THE AN-24 ANTONOV 30 'CLANC' PROGRAMMETRY ' OPEN SKIES' 
TUPOLEV 154M 'CARELESS' PRESIDENTIAL PLANE (RUYZINE) TU-154M COCKPITVIEW
 
'THIRD MAN'S PLACE'    TU-154 SEATS OF THE GUARDS
NOT QUITE THE EASY WAY IN..... MI-8PS11 'HIP'
YAK-40 TURBOLET L-410UVP 
              
STURDY LOGO ON THE CZECH AF PLANES YAK-40 GETS NEW 'SHOES' 
HIP MI-17 FROM PREROV TURBOLET ON IT'S WAY FOR TAKE-OFF
TURBOLET IN THE CAMO-COLORS AN-26 ABOUT TO LAND AT KBELY
AS WELL AS THE L-410 IS PRACTICING
AND THE YAK-40 INBOUND

KBELY HOSTS A LARGE HISTORY IN MILITARY AVIATIONI

WHEN YOU VISIT, DO GO TO THE AVIATION MUSEUM AT KBELY (MAIN ROAD). HERE A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHAT TO EXPECT 
SU-7 MIG-21
 
MIL MI-8T MIL MI-4 'HOUND'
MIG-23BN 'FLOGGER' MIG-19P 'FARMER'
F-86 SABRE T-BIRD T-33 (8550)
ILYUSHIN IL-28RTR 'BEAGLE'  SUKHOI SU-22 'FITTER' 
SU-25K 'FROGFOOT' PHANTOM (XT899B)
IL-2M3 'SHTURMOVIC' (38 RED LA-7) SPITFIRE LF MK.IXE 
MANY PLANES HAVE BEEN RESTORED VERY GOOD AS YOU CAN SEE. THE SPECIALISTS REALLY DID A FINE JOB !
MIG-23MF 'FLOGGER'  MIG-21US 'FISHBED'
OLD AN-24 IL-18V 'COOT'
LISUNOV 2F (RUSSIAN DAKOTA) IL-14FG 'CRATE' 
AVIA 14T (IL-14) IL-18V 'COOT' (MOSKVA)
MIG-15UB 'FAGOT' ANOTHER IL-14P 'CRATE' 
AVIA 14/32 IL-28B 'BEAGLE'  - LAST 10 PLANES ALL STORED ON THE BASE
A LOT OF OTHER ANCIENT PLANES WAITING FOR A DESTINY PERHAPS AS 'MUSEUM GOLDEN OLDIES' OR ANYONE INTERESTED ?
A SMALL CIVIL FIELD IS TO BE FOUND NEAR KBELY, THAT IS OFCOURSE IF YOU FANCY 'CIVVIES' SOME WITH MILITARY BACKGROUND
ZLIN-142 ZLIN 226MS
MORAVA L-200D ZLIN Z-266MS

BEEING IN THIS NEIGBOURHOOD ANYWAY, WHY NOT VISIT THE MUSEUM AT ZRUC ?l

F-104-G STARFIGHTER MIG-21US
MIG-23BN 'FLOGGER'  CF-104D, HOW MANY CANADIANS ARE THERE IN EUROPE ? 
MIG-21MA  L-29RS 'DELFIN' 
AVIA 14-T 'CRATE'  WHAT DOES ' ZRUCSKA KRASKA'  MEAN ?.....
MIG-15 'FAGOT'  AND ANOTHER ONE
FIAT G-91 'GINA'  IL-14
L-410 TURBOLET IL-18V ' COOT'  (MOSKVA)
MIRAGE 3R ZLIN 37
MI-8  MIL MI-2 'HOPLITE'  SAR
AERO L-159, FATORY PICTURE