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| CIAF 2012 | |||
| Date: 9-9-2012 | |||
| Main static: | |||
| H35, H44 | A109BA | 1w | |
| CH05 | C-130H | 20sm | |
| 727 | An-32B | Croat AF | |
| 453 | C295M | 242.tsl | |
| 9819 | JAS39D | 211.tl | |
| 5015/15 | L-39ZA | 222.tl | |
| 6067 | L-159A | 212.tl | spec. mks |
| 6068 | L-159A | 212.tl | |
| 3361 | Mi-35 | 221.lbvr | tiger mks |
| 9767 | Mi-171Sh | 231.vrl | |
| 260 | Yak-40 | 241.dlt | |
| 89+55 | Sea King Mk41 | MFG5 | spec. mks |
| 7 | C-27J | Lithuania AF | |
| 11 | C295M | 13.el | |
| 6616 | SW-4 | 41.BLSz | |
| XX258/CE, XX321/CI | Hawk T1A | 100sq | |
| A109BA H44 had a piece of paper behind the windshield with “15 Smaldeel” on it. Not much to go on, but probably the crew belonged to that unit. L-159A 6067 had its tail painted in the colours of the flag of the Czech Republic, with the text “10th anniversary of L-159 service”. | |||
| Static eastern end of runway: | |||
| 2617 | EV-97 Eurostar | CLV LOM Pardubice | |
| 9428 | Mi-2 | CLV LOM Pardubice | |
| 731 | L-410UVP | CLV LOM Pardubice | |
| 568 | Z142C-AF | CLV LOM Pardubice | |
| Flightline/flying: | |||
| FA84 | F-16AM | 2w (solo display) | demo c/s |
| FA97 | F-16AM | 2w | |
| 6051 | L-159A | 212.tl | |
| 7353 | Mi-24V | 221.lbvr | tiger c/s |
| 9873 | Mi-171Sh | 231.vrl | |
| 709 | W-3A | 243.vrl | |
| 6613 | SW-4 | 41.BLSz | |
| 3911 | Mig-29AS | ZmK | |
| SP-YNZ/006 | SBLim-2 | ex Polish AF 006 | |
| OK-AJW | L-29 | ex Slovak AF 3405 | |
| N2734D/22734 | TAH-1P | ex USAR 77-22734 | |
| PC-9M Krila Oluje (Wings of Storm): | |||
| 055, 056, 057, 059, 062, 069, 070 | |||
| PZL130TC-2 of Team Orlik: | |||
| 029, 030, 032, 040, 041, 043 | |||
| L-39C of the Baltic Bees: | |||
| YL-KSH/1, YL-KST/2, YL-KSS/3, YL-KSM/4, YL-KSL/5 | |||
| L-39C of the Breitling Jet Team: | |||
| ES-YLR/0, ES-YLX/1, ES-YLS/2, ES-TLG/4, ES-TLF/5, ES-YLF/6, ES-TLC/8 | |||
| Flying only | |||
| 9234, 9235, 9237, 9243 | JAS39C | 211.tl | tiger mks |
| 6050, 6052 | L-159A | 212.tl | |
| These aircraft performed some flypasts. They operated out of Caslav and did not land at Hradec Kralove. | |||
| Preserved in front of the tower: | |||
| 3947 | Mig-15bis | ex Czechoslovakia AF | |
| The Czech International Air Festival took place on 8-9 September. Unfortunately, the international participation was a bit meagre… Nevertheless, it was a nice little air show with not too many spectators and good opportunities to take photos. During most of the day the sun was in your back. Combine that with a clear blue sky and what more could you wish for? Aircraft on the runway could be photographed with 300mm. Also, the helicopter displays (SW-4, W-3A, Mi-24V) took place quite close to the crowd which also provided some nice possibilities for photos. Because there were many loudspeakers, photography of aircraft on the taxiway was a bit challenging. The static was, as usual, quite difficult to take decent photos of. Lots of pilots with “guests” walking around the aircraft, fences too close to the aircraft etc. A bit annoying was the fact that the crowd had to wave enthusiastically to each aircraft taxiing past, which resulted in a lot of hands suddenly blocking your camera. The entrance fee was 300 Czech Koruna, about 12 euros, plus 100 Czech Koruna for the car-park. | |||
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