Small trip to Serbia Day 1

[jurgen]

Part 1 of 3 with perhaps some tips for those guys and gals deciding to go to the Batajnica show in September.

The original itinerary for this trip promised to be really great. The Kecskemet air show on August 1st, combined with the open day at Batajnica a day later and the huge museum at the Belgrade IAP. The Kecskemet show was cancelled fairly soon, so we had to reschedule. And only a week before the start of the trip, we were informed about the cancellation of the Batajnica open day! Out of the original group of sixteen, eight guys still found it interesting to go and so four cloggies and one from the UK started the journey at Amsterdam on Friday evening. Ed joined at Frankfurt and Mike and Mark were already asleep in the hotel in Belgrade.
We arrived in the early hours of 1 August in our hotel. In the morning we had to pick up the rental car in downtown Belgrade. After that the rest of the group was picked up at the hotel and we went a few minutes north to the first airfield. At about 09.00hr we arrived at:

01aug09 LYBJ Padinska Skela-Lisičji Jarak
HN-42M/SA341H 12812 Padinska Skela std Dismantled
Gazelle ... Padinska Skela std Dismantled, grey c/s
Gazelle ... Padinska Skela std Dismantled, bare metal
Gazelle ... Padinska Skela std Dismantled, white c/s or/rd/bk cheatline
N-60/G-2A Galeb (23159) Padinska Skela std Dismantled
P-2/J-20 Kraguj 30139 Padinska Skela std Camo c/s, no engine
P-2/J-20 Kraguj (30151) Padinska Skela std Dismantled, grey c/s
P-2/J-20 Kraguj (30136) as YU-YAA civil
V-51/UTVA-66 … as YU-DOG civil Camo c/s
V-51/UTVA-66 … as YU-DOL civil Blue c/s
Part of this friendly airfield was in use for the European Championships F2B line model flying. After asking it was no problem to cross the grass taxi track to the flight lines. The G-2A 23109, seen last year in a small white hangar, has gone (to New Zealand?). According to the forum at Airserbia.com, former Belgrade museum storage inmate Galeb 23001 should be here on rebuilt (http://forum.airserbia.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3797" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). That same hangar now held two unidentified UTVA 75s and a dismantled grey J-20 Kraguj. The forward fuselage of Galeb 23159 had now moved move to a little open shed west of the hangars. This also held its wings and rear fuselage. Also in here were the pod of Gazelle 12812 (last year inside hangar), as well as its tail boom and two more of its kind. Upon leaving the field, Mike checked out a little hut east of the hangars and found three more gazelles. Unfortunately none was identified.

01aug09 LYBE Belgrade IAP
Li-3 (7011) Belgrade IAP std
Dakota III (KG776) Belgrade IAP std as YU-ABI
Yak-40 71505 SMATSA act 'SMATSA Flight Calibration Service'
Da50 YU-BNA Government act
N-60/G-2A Galeb (23170) as YU-YAB civil Camo c/s
Yak-40 (71506) as YU-AKW civil
From several angles we had a good look at the ramps and no An-26 fuselage was seen. Three Boeing 727s were in storage next to the maintenance hangar, YU-AKF and one ending BF were read, and the final one escaped identification.

Muzeum Vazduhoplovstva - Beograd
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24115 Belgrade IAP pres
Opening times for the museum are November-March Tue-Sun 09:00-15:30, closed on Mondays; April-October Tue-Sun 09:00-18:30 and Mondays 09:00-15:30. Entry fee is RSD 450. One can contact the museum at airmuseum@gmail.com
The museum was impressive as ever. I used last year’s report from Scramble, issue 353, to check the aircraft present.

Inside, lower gallery
Yak-3 2252 Belgrade IAP pres
Ikarus S49C 2400 Belgrade IAP pres
IL-2M-3 4154 Belgrade IAP pres
Fizir FN (9009) Belgrade IAP pres
Spitfire LF.Vc (9489) Belgrade IAP pres as 'RAF JK808'
Hurricane IV (9593) Belgrade IAP pres
Me109G-2/R3 9663 Belgrade IAP pres
Ju87B-2 (9801) Belgrade IAP pres Rear part of tail only, Luftwaffe c/s
IT-33A 10024 Belgrade IAP pres
IF-84G 10525 Belgrade IAP pres
Gnat F.1 (11601) Belgrade IAP pres
Whirlwind HAS.7 (11714) Belgrade IAP pres
P-47D 13056 Belgrade IAP pres
F-86D 14102 Belgrade IAP pres
Ikarus T451 protot. ... Belgrade IAP pres
Ikarus T451 21002 Belgrade IAP pres
Ikarus T451M ... Belgrade IAP pres
L-12/MiG-21F-13 22532 Belgrade IAP pres
N-60/G-2A Galeb 23108 Belgrade IAP pres '6000 Sati Naleta'-markings
N-62/G-4 S Galeb 23733 Belgrade IAP pres Rear fuselage only
J-2/J-22H Orao 25001 Belgrade IAP pres
P-2/J-20 Kraguj 30104 Belgrade IAP pres
V-51/UTVA-66H 52102 Belgrade IAP pres
F-16CG 88-0550 Belgrade IAP pres Shot 01may99, '555 FS', parts only
F-117A (82-0806 Belgrade IAP pres Shot down 27may99, parts only
RQ-1K (95-3021) Belgrade IAP pres Shot down 19may99
The T-33 has the RT-33 windows in the nose. It was called IT-33A in Yugoslav service.

Inside, upper gallery
T-6G (50-1289) Belgrade IAP pres as 'RAF FT152'
Po-2 0089 Belgrade IAP pres as YU-CNT
Aero 2BE 0875 Belgrade IAP pres as YU-CVB
DH-82A (0902) Belgrade IAP pres as 'RAF NM150'
UTVA-213-3 1352 Belgrade IAP pres
Bu133D-1 9102 Belgrade IAP pres
K65A 9393 Belgrade IAP pres as YU-COE
Dragonfly Mk.1A 11503 Belgrade IAP pres
HT-41/Mi-2 12513 Belgrade IAP pres
SOKO 522 60132 Belgrade IAP pres

Outside
MiG-23ML 23269 Belgrade IAP pres
HO-45/SA342L-1 12893 Belgrade IAP std Tailboom only
Sealand 1 0662 Belgrade IAP pres
AAC-1 7208 Belgrade IAP pres
HP-43/Ka-25PL 11323 Belgrade IAP pres
HP-46/Ka-28PL (11401) Belgrade IAP pres
Mi-4A 12013 Belgrade IAP pres
HO-40/Mi-8T 12208 Belgrade IAP pres
L-14i/MiG-21R 26105 Belgrade IAP pres
DHC-2 70101 Belgrade IAP pres
IL-14P 71301 Belgrade IAP pres

Outside storage
Row 1
DH-104 Dove 6 72201 Belgrade IAP std 9751 also visible
NL-16/MiG-21UM 16158 Belgrade IAP std
NL-14/MiG-21US 22953 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-2/IJ-22 Orao 25719 Belgrade IAP std
TJ-2/NJ-22 Orao 25505 Belgrade IAP std
TJ-2/NJ-22 Orao 25506 Belgrade IAP std
TJ-2/NJ-22 Orao 25509 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24159 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24122 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-1/IJ-21 Jastreb 24418 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24214 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24128 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb (241)55 Belgrade IAP std
Row 2
RJ-1/IJ-21 Jastreb 24405 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-1/IJ-21 Jastreb 24415 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-1/IJ-21 Jastreb 24401 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24126 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-1/IJ-21 Jastreb 24410 Belgrade IAP std
TJ-1/NJ-21 Jastreb 23505 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24130 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24208 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb (24142) Belgrade IAP std
TJ-1/NJ-21 Jastreb 23513 Belgrade IAP std
Row 3
RJ-1/IJ-21 Jastreb 24454 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24145 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24210 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24213 Belgrade IAP std
J-1/J-21 Jastreb 24156 Belgrade IAP std
TJ-1/NJ-21 Jastreb 23502 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-1/IJ-21 Jastreb 24457 Belgrade IAP std
TJ-1/NJ-21 Jastreb (23506) Belgrade IAP std
TJ-1/NJ-21 Jastreb 23507 Belgrade IAP std
Row 4
J-2/J-22 Orao 25107 Belgrade IAP std
P-2/J-20 Kraguj … Belgrade IAP std Camo c/s, Dismantled
V-51/UTVA-66H (52101) Belgrade IAP std Dismantled
TJ-2/NJ-22 Orao 25511 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-2/IJ-22 Orao 25723 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-2/IJ-22 Orao (25724) Belgrade IAP std
RJ-2/IJ-22 Orao 25721 Belgrade IAP std
L-14/MiG-21PFM 22735 Belgrade IAP std Read as 227.5
L-15/MiG-21M 22805 Belgrade IAP std
L-15/MiG-21M 22818 Belgrade IAP std
SOKO 522 (60157) Belgrade IAP std Fuselage only
SOKO 522 60204 Belgrade IAP std Fuselage only
Row 5
F-86E 11025 Belgrade IAP std
L-14i/MiG-21R 26103 Belgrade IAP std
NL-16/MiG-21UM 16152 Belgrade IAP std
N-60/G-2A Galeb 23156 Belgrade IAP std
L-17/MiG-21bis 17405 Belgrade IAP std
NL-12M/MiG-21U 22909 Belgrade IAP std
J-2/J-22 Orao 25120 Belgrade IAP std
J-2/J-22 Orao 25118 Belgrade IAP std
HT-41/Mi-2 12506 Belgrade IAP std
HT-41/Mi-2 12514 Belgrade IAP std
HT-41/Mi-2 12515 Belgrade IAP std
F-84G (10501) Belgrade IAP std Forward fuselage only
Row 6
J-1/J-21 jastreb (24001) Belgrade IAP std Dismantled
N-64/G-4 S Galeb 23629 Belgrade IAP std
N-64/G-4 S Galeb 23636 Belgrade IAP std
Area 7
P-2/J-20 Kraguj 30145 Belgrade IAP std
P-2/J-20 Kraguj (30147) Belgrade IAP std Dark camo c/s
P-2/J-20 Kraguj (30148) Belgrade IAP std Silver c/s, 'Memphis'
P-2/J-20 Kraguj 30157 Belgrade IAP std
Area 8
P-2/J-20 Kraguj 30106 Belgrade IAP std
P-2/J-20 Kraguj 30109 Belgrade IAP std
SOKO 522 60153 Belgrade IAP std
Area 9 (storage semi under building)
F-84G (10600) Belgrade IAP std Rear fuselage only
F-86E 11054 Belgrade IAP std Dismantled, tail only, fuselage in area 11
Aero 3 40186 Belgrade IAP std Dismantled
Zlin 526M (41104) Belgrade IAP std Dismantled, blue c/s
V-51/UTVA-66 51001 Belgrade IAP std Dismantled
V-51/UTVA-66 51002 Belgrade IAP std Dismantled
V-51/UTVA-66 51145 Belgrade IAP std Dismantled
V-51/UTVA-66 (51221) Belgrade IAP std Dismantled
Also in this area were two civil crop dusters.
Area 10
HP-46/Ka-28PL 11402 Belgrade IAP std
HT-41/Mi-2 12512 Belgrade IAP std Yellow c/s
TJ-1/NJ-21 Jastreb 23512 Belgrade IAP std
RJ-1/IJ-21 Jastreb 24404 Belgrade IAP std
P-2/J-20 Kraguj 30103 Belgrade IAP std
P-2/J-20 Kraguj 30108 Belgrade IAP std
P-2/J-20 Kraguj (30144) Belgrade IAP std Dark camo c/s
P-2/J-20 Kraguj (30152) Belgrade IAP std Dark camo c/s, code on side
P-2/J-20 Kraguj (30155) Belgrade IAP std Dark camo c/s
Area 11
F-84G (10530) Belgrade IAP std No tail
F-86E (11054) Belgrade IAP std Dismantled, fuselage only, tail in area 9
F-86E 11088 Belgrade IAP std
L-17/MiG-21bis (17402) Belgrade IAP std read as .7.02
Ikarus 214-P (61019) Belgrade IAP std Dismantled
C-47B 71214 Belgrade IAP std Camo c/s
C-47A (42-93765) Belgrade IAP std White c/s, as YU-ABB
Also in this area, on the edge of the outside display area, is part of the tail of Il-76T (RA-76513) marked as ‘US 31674’.

Although we knew that there was no air show, we decided to check it one more time at Batajnica. Indeed, no go. We were allowed to photograph the gate guards at the main gate and at Moma.

01aug09 LYBT Batajnica Air Base
L-15/MiG-21M (22813) Batajnica pres
T-33A (10015) Batajnica i/a
T-70/An-26 (713)71 Batajnica std One engine, new roundel
Yak-40 (71504) Batajnica std white c/s
Yak-40 (71503) 138. mtae act blue c/s
The MiG at the gate had received a new fresh paintjob. From the north-western side of the base we noted the T-Bird, five An-26s and both Yak-40s on the ramps. Stored on the northern ramp, from left to right, were:
TJ-2/INJ-22 Orao 25604 Batajnica std New roundel
J-2/J-22 Orao 25103 Batajnica std
TJ-2/NJ-22 Orao 25529 Batajnica std
TJ-2/NJ-22 Orao (25525) Batajnica std
J-2/J-22 Orao 25175 Batajnica std
TJ-2/NJ-22 Orao 25507 Batajnica std
TJ-2/NJ-22 Orao 2(5528) Batajnica std
N-62T/G-4 S Galeb 23005 Batajnica std
Moma
N-62/G-4 S Galeb 23686 Batajnica pres
T-70/An-26 (71366) Batajnica std
T-70/An-26 71377 Batajnica std
It looked like the Iraqi MiG-21s near the gate had gone, as we could not see them anymore.

01aug09 LY17 Novi Sad
L-12/MiG-21F-13 (22504) Novi Sad pres
Good thing we had exact coordinates for this place, otherwise it would have been impossible to find. The area around the former Times Club is being renovated. Only a single pub board is a reminder of the beer flowing past. Through some holes in the door we could see the MiG.

We then went looking for the An-2 north of town. We took a few wrong turns and as I had seen a picture of this aircraft being at the local airfield we decided to leave. Obviously the picture had the wrong caption as it was not there. It was noted at the Novi Sad location the next day by some other guys.

01aug09 LYNS Novi Sad-Cenej
F-84G 10703 Novi Sad-Cenej pres
N-60/G-2A Galeb (23180) as YU-YAF civil
N-60/G-2A Galeb (23197) as YU-YAI civil
V-53/UTVA-75 53113 as YU-DEW civil
V-53/UTVA-75 53226 as YU-DJK civil large VW logo
The F-84 has been rebuilt and put on display near the entrance. Time and money permitting, it will be restored. UTVA 53226 has a huge VW logo painted on the side.
The Mi-8 at Backi Jarak had gone to the Garage Club in Novi Sad. We later heard it was only a few hundred meters from the Times Club MiG-21.

01aug09 LY16 Gospodjinci
SOKO 522 (60187) Gospodjinci pres

01aug09 LYZR Zrenjanin-Ecka
V-53/UTVA-75 (53170) as YU-DGC civil
We passed this small airfield on our way home to the hotel, just north of Belgrade. It was the last stop before we could enjoy a good meal and a few drinks at around 21.00hr.

Jurgen