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cis wrote:I guess Russia really wants to scare the "West" (and Ukraine?), look at the numbers of airplanes involved in the parades near the western border:
The situation has improved a lot over the last 5+ years with the higher defense budget, concentration of the active units into bigger units and delivery of a lot of new aircraft.
Or it might be just like the old days when during the fly pasts the aircraft (especially the heavies) would make wide turns and pass the Western onlookers twice or even three times...
Nice parade, but unfortunately no An-22 this year !
Some questions:
- Who can help me with a good accessable location in Moscow to watch/photograph the flypast ?
- The helicopters and Su-25's (from last formation) are operating from Kubinka, the aircraft from the "70" formation are operating from Chkalovsky (?). More info known about operating bases for the rest of the fighters, transport and bomber aircraft and Yak-130's? . I have heard some Russian spotters had some "trouble" at Kubinka last week.
Arjan wrote:I have understood that the southern bank of the Moskva river opposite the Red Square give a rather good view.
OK so now we know from where to spot the flypast, but is anyone from Scrambleland thinking of visiting Moscow for the weekend in question? There would appear to be loads of numbers available in a few museums, with some "over" (perhaps not "thru") the fence opportunities as well. я не говорю по-русски so if any of you seasoned travellers were around for company ....
That is for the parade coming of the Red Square and to see the flypast. I believe that if you want to have a longer and unobstructed view from the flypast you should be north west of the Red Square and on the east of the line of flying. Better if you have an hotel with a terraced roof.
Dress rehearsal is planned for 7th of May.
Although most aircraft will be the same it is possible that some of the larger aircraft will be other frames!Like Tu-95, Tu-160, Il-76 etc.
Cheers
Tu-95MS 24 red RF-94130
Tu-95MS 27 red RF-94117 "Izborsk"
Tu-95MS 28 red RF-94116 "Sevastopol"
Formation 11 :
Tu-22M3 24 red RF-94154 "Mikail Shidlovskiy"
Tu-22M3 43 red RF-94138
Tu-22M3 48 red RF-94140
Formation 12 :
Il-78 81 blue RF-94285
Tu-95MS 16 red RF-94124 "Veliki Novgorod"
Formation 13 :
Tu-160 15 red RF-94108 "Vladimir Sudets"
Tu-160 18 red RF-94111 "Andrei Tupolev"
Formation 14 :
Il-78 82 blue RF-94287
Tu-160 17 red RF-94110 "Valeriy Chkalov"
Formation 15 :
Il-78 50 blue RF-94275
Su-34 02 red RF-95802 blue c/s
Su-34 03 red RF-95803 blue c/s
Formation 16 :
Il-78 52 blue RF-94277 Su-24M 44 red RF-92(247)
Su-24M 47 red RF-92249
Formation 17 :
Il-78 83 blue RF-94288
MiG-31BM 91 blue RF-92381
MiG-31BM 93 blue RF-92379
Formation 18:
Su-30SM 19 red RF-95001
Su-30SM 24 red RF-95003
Su-30SM 25 red RF-95004
Su-30SM 28 red RF-95005
Su-35S 21 red RF-95149
Su-35S 25 red RF-95495
Su-35S 26 red RF-95498
Su-35S 32 red RF-95496
Formation 19:
MiG-29UB 73 red RF-92946
MiG-29SMT 01 red RF-92234
MiG-29SMT 04 red RF-92924
MiG-29SMT 05 red RF-92925
MiG-29SMT 06 red RF-92926
Formation 20:
Su-34 10 red RF-93826 blue c/s
Su-34 15 red RF-93829 blue c/s
Su-34 22 red RF-93818 blue c/s
Su-34 24 red RF-95808 grey c/s
Su-34 25 red RF-93816 blue c/s
Su-34 26 red RF-95807 grey c/s
Su-34 28 red RF-95067 grey c/s
Su-34 31 red RF-95472 grey c/s
Formation 21 :
Su-24M 02 white (RF-90945)
Su-24M 04 white (RF-90943)
Su-24M 05 white RF-90942
Su-24M 19 white RF-90928
Su-24M 25 white RF-90933 Su-24M 27 white RF-(90941)
Su-24M 29 white RF-9….
Su-24M 46 white RF-90781
Formation 22 :
MiG-31B 01 blue RF-95446
MiG-31B 15 blue no RF
MiG-31B 21 blue RF-92474
MiG-31B 22 blue no RF
MiG-31B 10 red RF-90898
MiG-31B 21 red RF-90891
MiG-31B 22 red RF-90890
MiG-31B 24 red RF-90888
Formation 23:
Su-25SM 11 red RF-91970
Su-25SM 14 red RF-95487
Su-25SM 16 red RF-95483
Su-25SM 23 red RF-93051
Su-25UB 97 red RF-92256
Formation 24 :
Su-34 08 red RF-93833 blue c/s
Su-34 12 red RF-93828 blue c/s
Su-34 28 red RF-93822 blue c/s
Su-34 31 red RF-93823 blue c/s Su-27 03 blue RF-95..9
Su-27 11 blue RF-90744
Su-27UB 17 red RF-92202 red/white/blue markings
Su-27UB 62 red RF-92198 red/white/blue markings
MiG-29SMT 22 red RF-92934
MiG-29SMT 27 red RF-92939
Formation 25:
MiG-29 04 blue
MiG-29 05 blue
MiG-29 29 blue
MiG-29 30 blue
Su-27 03 blue
Su-27 06 blue
Su-27UB 20 blue
Su-27UB 22 blue
Su-27UB 24 blue
Formation 26 : (RF’s read at Chkalovsky)
MiG-29UB 10 blue RF-92802
MiG-29 (-A) 14 blue RF-92185
MiG-29UB 15 blue RF-92191
MiG-29UB 17 blue RF-92193
MiG-29UB 50 blue RF-92806
MiG-29UB 54 blue RF-92195
MiG-29UB 55 blue RF-90861
Su-25SM 03 red RF-95481
Su-25SM 04 red RF-95488
Su-25SM 12 red RF-92259
Su-25SM 21 red RF-93050
Su-25SM 21 red RF-93002
Su-25SM 24 red RF-93016
Su-25SM 29 red RF-91962
Su-25UB 96 red RF-91982
Formation 27 :
Yak-130 46 white RF-44494
Yak-130 50 white RF-44489
Yak-130 54 white RF-44502
Yak-130 55 white RF-44570
Yak-130 56 white RF-44571
Yak-130 58 white RF-44573
Formation 28:
Su-25BM 14 red RF-95155
Su-25BM 70 red RF-91975
Su-25BM 74 red RF-95159
Su-25BM 76 red RF-95161
Su-25BM 88 red RF-91977
Su-25UB 33 red RF-93616
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Formation 13 :
Tu-160 15 red RF-94108 "Vladimir Sudets"
Tu-160 18 red RF-94111 "Andrei Tupolev"
I think these are in good order. I only read their names only on the nose though.
Formation 16 :
Su-24M 47 red RF-92249
Formation 18 on the 9th (Different from the 7th):
Su-35S 22 red (Instead of 25 red)
Formation 19 on the 9th (Different from the 7th):
MiG-29SMT 03 red (Instead of 06 red)
Formation 20:
Su-34 10 red RF-93826
Su-34 15 red RF-93829
Su-34 22 red RF-93810
Su-34 25 red RF-93818
&
Su-34 24 red
Su-34 26 red
Su-34 31 red
Su-34 28 red
Formation 21 :
Su-24M 05 white RF-….
Su-24M 19 white RF-….
Su-24M 25 white RF-….
Su-24M 27 white RF-….
&
Su-24M 02 white
Su-24M 29 white
Su-24M 46 white
Su-24M 04 white
Formation 25 on the 9th (Different from the 7th):
Su-27 12 blue
MiG-29UB 12 blue (Instead of 04 blue)
MiG-29 08 blue (Instead of 05 blue)