Afghan MiG/Sukhoi pic request

[drummerguy5]

Hiya!

Ive been working for quite awile on researching the former afghan airforce(s) aquiring images and compliling documents.

ive pretty much exhausted searching the net (websites, photo sites, news sites etc) with fairly good results, but could always be better. I know there are alot of servicemen who frequent this board who have served in afghanistan.

do any of you have images of afghan migs or sukhois or other non transport aircraft(eg L-39s)form your personal collection??? I would be extremely greatfull for any help provided. feel free to PM me, any images will not be republished, but kept solely for research. Thanks to photos submitted by servicemen i have compiled significant amounts of detailed information regarding this forgotten air force, and hope to gain more to complete the picture.

Many thanks in advance

Regards

Ray

[zkurvenepice]

that´s not my personal photos, but I guess maybe you are interesting about it


http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/5421/migy21large2ih.th.jpg (http://img270.imageshack.us/my.php?image=migy21large2ih.jpg)

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1163/pict47313ob.th.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pict47313ob.jpg) http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3489/pict47307gb.th.jpg (http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pict47307gb.jpg)

[drummerguy5]

hiya!

cheers mate! esp teh first one :)

[zkurvenepice]

hiya!

cheers mate! esp teh first one :)

so....Il-28 and rare Mi-24A

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2149/helo18951oj.th.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18951oj.jpg)

[F-14A]

To see much larger version of each of below pictures and more see below website and pictures from Afghanistan.

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=315
Missiles
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3185/DSC01675.JPG
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3185/medium/DSC01675.JPG

Su-7 in Omar Mine Museum, Kabul
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3185/DSC01682.JPG
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3185/medium/DSC01682.JPG

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3185/DSC01683.JPG
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3185/medium/DSC01683.JPG

[ABNINF]

so....Il-28 and rare Mi-24A

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2149/helo18951oj.th.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18951oj.jpg)

Those 2 particular aircraft have been stripped almost bare, I'll see if I can get a picture up

[Ichhabe]

I have some... But they are only of wrecks.

[drummerguy5]

hiya Ichabe!

Wrecks are perfect!! I would be verry interested to see what images you have :)

thanks to the other posters, id come across these images before, but are still interesting! check out the red su-22 droptank "SAM" LOL'

Regards

[TriggerHappy]

http://img22.imagevenue.com/loc93/th_30404_SovietPlane01.jpg (http://img22.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc93&image=30404_SovietPlane01.jpg)http://img109.imagevenue.com/loc250/th_30409_SovietPlane02.jpg (http://img109.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc250&image=30409_SovietPlane02.jpg)http://img145.imagevenue.com/loc190/th_30413_SovietPlane03.jpg (http://img145.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc190&image=30413_SovietPlane03.jpg)http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc39/th_30418_SovietPlane04.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc39&image=30418_SovietPlane04.jpg)
http://img32.imagevenue.com/loc226/th_30422_SovietPlane05.jpg (http://img32.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc226&image=30422_SovietPlane05.jpg)

[MK-ULTRA]

http://img22.imagevenue.com/loc93/th_30404_SovietPlane01.jpg (http://img22.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc93&image=30404_SovietPlane01.jpg)http://img109.imagevenue.com/loc250/th_30409_SovietPlane02.jpg (http://img109.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc250&image=30409_SovietPlane02.jpg)http://img145.imagevenue.com/loc190/th_30413_SovietPlane03.jpg (http://img145.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc190&image=30413_SovietPlane03.jpg)http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc39/th_30418_SovietPlane04.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc39&image=30418_SovietPlane04.jpg)


Those are russians m8.

[TriggerHappy]

Those are russians m8.

Really mate?
I never knew.

Those are Soviet airplanes in Afghanistan.

[ruspecnaz]

" Those are Soviet airplanes in Afghanistan."
That's right and they belong to Soviet Union.

[zkurvenepice]

sorry not mig or suchoj

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1301/helo21959qy.th.jpg (http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo21959qy.jpg) http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5632/helo21974fc.th.jpg (http://img60.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo21974fc.jpg) http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5014/mi8large0wh.th.jpg (http://img60.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mi8large0wh.jpg)

[TriggerHappy]

Thanks for sharing.
First pic I cannot tell the mark on the tail, and the description "danger" is in english instead of cyrillic.
Is second pic from Afghanistan, if yes, Soviet or Afghani crew?

[zkurvenepice]

Thanks for sharing.
First pic I cannot tell the mark on the tail, and the description "danger" is in english instead of cyrillic.
Is second pic from Afghanistan, if yes, Soviet or Afghani crew?

if you asked about Mi-24, the first Mi-24D ptohos are of Afghan air force in Pakistan colours (probably CIA photos). In 1985 two Mi-24D deserted to Pakistan, about Mi-17, It´s from Afganistan but I don´t know about crew

[zkurvenepice]

Soviet choppers in Afghanistan

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/9268/helo18661et.th.jpg (http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18661et.jpg) http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4319/helo18676nt.th.jpg (http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18676nt.jpg) http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/8760/helo18680uc.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18680uc.jpg) http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2741/helo18703mf.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18703mf.jpg)

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/6927/helo18879xd.th.jpg (http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18879xd.jpg) http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/648/helo18841xc.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18841xc.jpg) http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/4693/helo18869pv.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18869pv.jpg) http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/518/helo18892xr.th.jpg (http://img57.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18892xr.jpg)

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9864/helo18928kz.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18928kz.jpg) http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9950/helo18906nt.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18906nt.jpg) http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9607/helo18883fv.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18883fv.jpg)

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7636/helo18738pk.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18738pk.jpg) http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7841/helo21965nb.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo21965nb.jpg)

[drummerguy5]

hiya


heres the cool part:

if u look closely in this pic, youl see its a mi-35V wearing DRAAF camo!

http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helo18928kz.jpg

regards

[drummerguy5]

hiya guys!

since were looking at helos, ill share a few my collection of afghan hinds :)

former DRAAF hind operated by Jamiat-i-islami
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/250/mi2474c2kj.jpg

Mi-24v in herat in '92 wearing DGMAF
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6413/milmi24vnearherat199610302tp.jpg

New delivered hinds to Astan around 05? I believe
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9006/afghanistanmi24v11gf.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/6403/milmi24vkabulearly2000xb.jpg

check out the early hind under the tarp!
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/903/afghanistanmi24vhind1mp.jpg

IEAAF (taliban air force)

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/1396/milmi25kabul199610b2tj.jpg

[A Soldier]

Most of the old Soviet helo's and such are owned by local pilots in A-stan who for a small fee will fly you anywhere you want to go. It is amazing that half of them can still get up into the air much less run. They use a mixed array of parts from the black market to keep them up. Its actually quite entertaining to see.

[MK-ULTRA]

Really mate?
I never knew.

Those are Soviet airplanes in Afghanistan.

That's right bro.

And the guy is looking for Afghan aircraft. Not foreign aircraft in Afghanistan.

[nick_ua]

Am I missing something
what is wrong with airplanes TriggerHappy posted

[Chapman2424]

IIRC - the last picture of the Group of Mi-8's is actually Egyptian Mi-8 during a joint exercise with US forces (Brightstar ?)

[MK-ULTRA]

Am I missing something
what is wrong with airplanes TriggerHappy posted

Nothing, really.

Except for the fact that they are Soviet aircraft, not Afghan (read topic).

But there's no big deal there anyway.

[nick_ua]

Except for the fact that they are Soviet aircraft, not Afghan (read topic).
or i see i just read the name of the topic which not really pointning to Afgan airforce, and didn't really read the 1 post so iassume the conversation was about Russian Aircraft in Afgan.

I don't think Afgan airforce existed in a way u can call it at least Airforce

[Telnyashka]

I don't think Afgan airforce existed in a way u can call it at least Airforce

In 1979, Afghan Air Force had:

50 MiG-17 Fresco (jet fighter)
40 MiG-21 Fishbed (jet interceptor)
25 Su-7B Fitter (ground attack fighter)
20 Il-28 Beagle (bomber)
15 An-26 Curl (transport)
30 Mi-24 Hind-A (attack helicopter)

thats pretty sizeable.

[drummerguy5]

Hiya

while not what i was looking for, i also enjoy pics of russian Ac from Afghanistan, so no bother to me :)

Afghanistan has had an Airforce since 1924.

yea the hind pics are from egypt: giveaway is the Fod protectors and the shelter in the backround.

Telnyashka, I take it ur figures are from wiki (BTW the articles outwright wrong in many places so beware ;) ): half the mig-21s and give it over to the mig-17s and its pretty spot on for that peroid :)

Regards

[Telnyashka]

Telnyashka, I take it ur figures are from wiki (BTW the articles outwright wrong in many places so beware ;) ): half the mig-21s and give it over to the mig-17s and its pretty spot on for that peroid :)

Regards

No, the figures I have are not from wikipedia.

[drummerguy5]

hiya

heres my data of aircraft ive accounted for of that peroid:

DRAAF in 1980

80 MiG-17 and MiG-15UTI
around 30 MiG-21s(FL/PFM/UM) - first evidence of MFs was around 82'
25~ Su-7BMK
30 Il-28 light bmbers.

either way same difference hehe ;)

Regards