Hi all,
After combing through the western part of the Czech republic for wrecks and relics on the 22nd. Today was the day of the airshow at Caslav. One of the main goals for this trip. Knowing that the show would not be big, but a rather nice opportunity to spot some Czech aircraft we decided to go.
Parkings was close by the south east gate. After that you had to walk to the center of the field to gain acces to the south east ramp, from there you could walk the rest of the static, lining up to the northwest. Believe me, this was one of the longest static lines I visited with the fewest aircraft. Photography was bad, no lines around the aircraft on the south east static and fences to close to the aircraft on the other ramp. And mostly they were pulled aside so that people could walk around the aircraft.
Photography on the runway was rather good, but the sun turns in the early afternoon, so you got a backlight. However, aircraft had to backtrack and in the turns some decent shots could be made with the sun in the back.
The preserved aircraft are in excellent condition!!!!
After all, the show wasn't spectaculair, but at due time really nice with good flying by the participants!
The log:
23-05-2009 Caslav
Mig 21MFN 4003 Preserved at gate
Static Grass strip south east of static
Mi-171S 9887 231.Vrl
Mi-24V 0788, 7354 221.Lbvr
Static South east
Su-7BM 5516 Preserved
Mig 23ML 4850 Preserved
Mig 21MA 2614 Preserved
Mig 15Bis 3825 Preserved
Mi-2 0713 243.Vrl
Zlin 142C-AF 0558 CLV LOM
An-26 2507 242.Tsl
Let 410FG 1526 242.Tsl
Hangar behind South east static
Jas 39D 9820 211.tl
Northwest Static
Jas 39D 39821/821 No markings
F-4F 38+44 JG 71
Jas 39D 43 59 TFW
F-16B FB-18 OCU
Jas 39C 9239 211. Tl
L-159A 6061 212. Tl
L-159T-1 6067 212. Tl
L-39ZA 2433 CLV LOM
Mi-35 7360 221.Lvbr
Northwest Shelterpark
Mi-171S 9774 231.Vrl
Flightline / Flying
L-159A 6052, 6053, 6054, 6060 212. Tl
Jas 39 Gripen 9234, 9240, 9242, 9243 211. Tl
Let 29 OK-ATS Private
SF-260MB ST-02, ST-03, ST-04, ST-32 5 Smaldeel
PBY-5 433915 Private
An-26 2408 242.Tsl
Mi-8PS-11 0836 243. Vrl
L-159B 6073 AERO
Jas 39C 39210/210 No markings / Swedish Airforce
The Mi-8 came in almost when the show ended. The An-26 was escorted by two QRA Gripens and landed but departed soon after. The Mi-24's flew a demo and the Mi-171 parked next to them flew two para drops. Unfortunetaly the Slovak Mig 29's cancelled.
Two more L-159 Alca's could be seen on the flightline and also one Jas-39. Unfortunetaly this flightline could not be seen from the public side.
After this, we had a long haul back to Ramstein!!!
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