Freedom 2017, Batajnica 20 oct 2017

[r.e.hendriks]

Hi all,

I haven't seen any info on this event here at Scramble MB yet.
The event is already tomorrow, so you have to decide quickly.

Freedom 2017 at Batajnica AB, Serbia. An event to commemorate the liberation of Belgrado in 1944.
This event will actually be a sort of military exhibition, with the reveal of six new MiG-29's, and many other military stuff.
A flying display of appox. 30 Serbia military aircraft, and the show finishes with a display of the Russian Team Strizhi.

Best regards,

Rob Hendriks

[Fishbed17]

A short trip out to Serbia for Freedom 2017 found the following at Batanijca

Static
18151 MiG 29
18202 "
18203 "
18101 "
18351 MiG 29 UB
18352 "
16180 MiG 21 UM
YU-VGI PA-34
25530 NJ-22
23601 G-4
54206 Lasta
54210 "
54213 "
54203 "
54205 "
71503 Yak 40
'65051' Lasta

VIP Static
25507 NJ-22
----- Gazelle
(RA-76762) Il 76 Serial from engine covers

Flying / flightlines
71386 An 26
18102 MiG 29
(18108) "
(18301) MiG 29 UB
25207 J-22 Special c/s
25525 "
25154 "
25528 "
25531 "
23745 G-4
23742 "
23741 "
----- "
----- ''
54207 Lasta
54202 "
54209 "
54215 "
54208 "
54212 "
----- "
(54012) "
12491 Mi 17 V-5
12269 Mi 8
12273 "
12806 Gazelle
12918 "
12879 "
12721 "
12936 "
12880 "
12890 "
12833 "
12912 "
07 wt Mig 29 Strizhi
34 wt "
30 wt "
32 wt "
29 wt "
02 wt "

Hangar
16178 MiG 21
53244 UTVA 75

Hangar
23737 G-4
(54011) Lasta

Storage area (NE corner)
(17)171 MiG 21
(171)26 "
17205 "
17218 "
16155 "
17407 "
17409 "
17136 "
17211 "
17161 "
17170 "
16174 "
17222 "
17169 " Faded JRV c/s
(17163) " Camo c/s
16154 "
25604 J-22
25717 "
25103 "
23646 G-4 White c/s
23644 "
23730 "
23735 "
23738 "
12366 Mi 8
12367 "
12270 "
12370 "
12550 "
71364 An 26
----- Mi 24
----- "
----- Do 28

Instructional near sports field
12625 Gazelle

MOMA area
(23269) MiG 23
----- Mi 8 No boom

Are any c/n known for the Swifts MiG 29s?
Tony

[f4phantom]

Is it correct one Mig 21 is still in use for QRA duties ?

[r.e.hendriks]

A short trip out to Serbia for Freedom 2017 found the following at Batanijca

Storage area (NE corner)
(17)171 MiG 21
(171)26 "
17205 "
17218 "
16155 "
17407 "
17409 "
17136 "
17211 "
17161 "
17170 "
16174 "
17222 "
17169 " Faded JRV c/s
(17163) " Camo c/s
16154 "
25604 J-22
25717 "
25103 "
23646 G-4 White c/s
23644 "
23730 "
23735 "
23738 "
12366 Mi 8
12367 "
12270 "
12370 "
12550 "
71364 An 26
----- Mi 24
----- "
----- Do 28

Tony

The G-4 with 23738 wasn't in the storage area, it was parked at the active flightline with G-4's and J-2's.

Did you read the Mi-8's in the storage area your self?

We found out that parts of the tails were missing, which made it hard to identify them.

We saw six of them:

12206 red cross mks. (old blue/white/red flag)
(1227)0 dark c/s rotorless (red/blue/white flag) => serial needs confirmation
123(67) green c/s rotorless (red/blue/white flag) => serial needs confirmation
12370 dark c/s (red/blue/white flag)
12550 green c/s (red/blue/white flag)
123. . sort of faded camo c/s with racks on both side of the fuselage, also rotorless (red/blue/white flag)

Now I see 12366 in your list, but the c/s in which this was seen in 2007 (with red cross) doesn't match.

Best regards Rob

[Fishbed17]

Hi we read the Mi8 ourselves early in the morning, we viewed from the other side so the part of the tail had the last three of the serial on. Did you manage to read off the G-4s and Lasta's which did not fly?
Regards
Tony

[r.e.hendriks]

Tony,

So you can confirm the one with faded camo and racks was the 12366??

—————

Parked / Flying from central apron-east:
23738 G-4 (N-62) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF didn’t fly
23741 G-4 (N-62) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF
23742 G-4 (N-62) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF
23745 G-4 (N-62) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF
25154 J-2 (J-22A) 241 lbae / 98 vb Serbian AF
25207 J-2 (J-22A) TOC Serbian AF spec. c/s
25525 TJ-2 (NJ-22) 241 lbae / 98 vb Serbian AF
25528 TJ-2 (NJ-22) 241 lbae / 98 vb Serbian AF
25531 TJ-2 (NJ-22) 241 lbae / 98 vb Serbian AF

Parked / Flying from northeast side:
54012 Lasta 95 (V-54) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF didn’t fly spec c/s 54202. Lasta 95 (V-54) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF
54207 Lasta 95 (V-54) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF
54208 Lasta 95 (V-54) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF
54209 Lasta 95 (V-54) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF
54212 Lasta 95 (V-54) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF
54214 Lasta 95 (V-54) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF didn’t fly
54215 Lasta 95 (V-54) 252 shtae / 204 vb Serbian AF

The Lastas taxied to the south side around 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

I will post a full log later on.
This might have some more additions for you as well.

Best regards Rob

[Fishbed17]

100% that’s it’s 12366 with the racks

[r.e.hendriks]

Thanks Tony for the confirmation.

[Fishbed17]

Rob
Did you note Orao 25725 in the storage area? We have a photo and I'm pretty sure of serial but not at a good angle,
Regards
Tony

[GUINNESS_EHEH]

I will post a full log later on.
This might have some more additions for you as well.

Best regards Rob

Hi Rob, did you already had the time to post a full log ?
Really appreciated !

Best regards, Stefan

[cis]

Tony,

Can you confirm the following serials, as these have never been noted before!! So possible some kind of errors...

12880
12912
17211

And also photoproof of 25717 (because this lived at Ladjevci for years)

Thank you!