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11-08-2012 Zhukovsky “100th anniversary Russian Air Force”
Today was the VIP day and unfortunately the day was dominated by heavy thunderstorms which got really nasty during the afternoon halting the airshow for two hours or so. When the show was resumed there was still some lightning in the area and the L-39 show took place in really doubtful weather conditions!
Unfortunately the Mi-28 demo, the Lipetsk formation and the MiG-31 fly-by was cancelled this day. It could have been much worse though!
Again additions and corrections are most welcome, especially the 100 formation at the end of the show!
(!) were new aircraft compared to earlier formations
Flying from Zhukhovsky on 11-8:
RA-0488G MiG-15UTI DOSAAF solo
no mks MiG-29M-2 MiG OKB solo
RF-00522 Mi-2 DOSAAF solo
… Su-31 DOSAAF solo
901bk Su-35 KnAAPO solo
052 T-50-2 PAK-FA Sukhoi OKB solo
55204 M-55 LII Zhukhovsky platform south side & flying
134/118-GM Rafale C EC 01.030 platform south side & solo
RA-0680G Yak-52 DOSAAF
RA-0839G Yak-52 DOSAAF
RA-1746G Yak-52 DOSAAF
RA-01955 Yak-54 DOSAAF
134 Yak-130 Yak OKB
6x Hawk T1 Red Arrows demo
6x TS 11 Team Iskry demo
5x Hawk T51 Midnight Hawks demo
Others 11-08:
62r Su-27UB 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk, weather flight
23r Tu-95MS 6950 AvB / 2 AvGr Engels, weather flight
RF-32773 An-3 MChS Rossii dep
RA-25538 Mi-8MTV-1S Rossya dep
RA-25634 Mi-8MTV-1S Rossya dep
RA-27015 Mi-8MTV-1 Rossya dep
RA-96012 IL-96 Rossya arr/dep
RA-64520 Tu-214 Rossya arr/dep
De Rossya bakken waren hier i.v.m. het bezoek van Poetin aan de vliegshow.
Flying only 11-08:
1x Let 410UVP nn paradrop, white c/s
6x Su-25 opening smoke formation:
33r/RF-93616 Su-25UB 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
50r/RF-93021 Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
70r/RF-91975 Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
71r/RF-91976 Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
72r/RF-91979 Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
88r/RF-91977 Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
4x Yak-130, 4x Su-24M-2, 4x MiG-31, 4x Su-34 fly-by:
22w (!) Yak-130 nn Borisoglebsk
24w Yak-130 nn Borisoglebsk
26w Yak-130 nn Borisoglebsk
28w Yak-130 nn Borisoglebsk
40r/RF-92245 Su-24M 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
44r/RF-92247 Su-24M-2 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
45r/RF-92248 Su-24M 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
47r/RF-92249 (!) Su-24M 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
84b Mi-8MTV-5 nn
85b Mi-8MTV-5 nn
86b Mi-8MTV-5 nn
87b Mi-8MTV-5 nn
51y/RF-<nothing> Mi-24VM nn
56y/RF-<nothing> (!) Mi-24VM nn
36y ANSAT-U nn
39y (!) ANSAT-U nn
40y ANSAT-U nn
4x MiG-29 dogfight:
02bl/RF-92178 MiG-29 (9.12) 4.GTsPAV i VI Astrachan
03bl/RF-92179 MiG-29 (9.12) 4.GTsPAV i VI Astrachan
12bl/RF-92188 MiG-29 (9.12) 4.GTsPAV i VI Astrachan
105wh/RF-92165 MiG-29 (9.12) 4.GTsPAV i VI Astrachan
9x Su-25 final smoke formation:
? Su-25UB 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
? Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
? Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
? Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
? Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
? Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
? Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
? Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
? Su-25 4.GTsPAV i VI Lipetsk
The Mi-28N formation, the Lipetsk formation, the An-2s and the MiG-31s were cancelled due to thunderstorms overhead the field.