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City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Collection:Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:724499Submit Correction
View count: 379
The Military Exposition Michael Strenk is a small collection of aircraft and military vehicles lacated in north eastern Slovakia. Strenk was born in a neighbouring village in November 1919 and later emigrated to the US with his family. he excelled at school, at music and playing baseball. Unfortnately, WWII arrived so Strenk enlisted in the US Army hoping to expel the Nazis from his native Slovakia. Instead he was sent to the Pacific and became one of the soldiers that raised the American flag on the hill after the battle of Iwo-Jima. A few days later he was killed by an exploding shell.
Registration / Serial:5434
Aircraft Version:Mil Mi-2
C/n (msn):535434127
Operator Titles:Slovakia - Air Force
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Collection:Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:724499Submit Correction
View count: 379
The Military Exposition Michael Strenk is a small collection of aircraft and military vehicles lacated in north eastern Slovakia. Strenk was born in a neighbouring village in November 1919 and later emigrated to the US with his family. he excelled at school, at music and playing baseball. Unfortnately, WWII arrived so Strenk enlisted in the US Army hoping to expel the Nazis from his native Slovakia. Instead he was sent to the Pacific and became one of the soldiers that raised the American flag on the hill after the battle of Iwo-Jima. A few days later he was killed by an exploding shell.
Registration / Serial:5434
Aircraft Version:Mil Mi-2
C/n (msn):535434127
Operator Titles:Slovakia - Air Force
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Registration / Serial:3041
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
C/n (msn):516913041
Operator Titles:Czechoslovakia - Air Force
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Collection:Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:724498Submit Correction
View count: 297
The Military Exposition Michael Strenk is a small collection of aircraft and military vehicles lacated in north eastern Slovakia. Strenk was born in a neighbouring village in November 1919 and later emigrated to the US with his family. he excelled at school, at music and playing baseball. Unfortnately, WWII arrived so Strenk enlisted in the US Army hoping to expel the Nazis from his native Slovakia. Instead he was sent to the Pacific and became one of the soldiers that raised the American flag on the hill after the battle of Iwo-Jima. A few days later he was killed by an exploding shell.
Registration / Serial:3041
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
C/n (msn):516913041
Operator Titles:Czechoslovakia - Air Force
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Registration / Serial:3041
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
C/n (msn):516913041
Operator Titles:Czechoslovakia - Air Force
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Collection:Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:724498Submit Correction
View count: 297
The Military Exposition Michael Strenk is a small collection of aircraft and military vehicles lacated in north eastern Slovakia. Strenk was born in a neighbouring village in November 1919 and later emigrated to the US with his family. he excelled at school, at music and playing baseball. Unfortnately, WWII arrived so Strenk enlisted in the US Army hoping to expel the Nazis from his native Slovakia. Instead he was sent to the Pacific and became one of the soldiers that raised the American flag on the hill after the battle of Iwo-Jima. A few days later he was killed by an exploding shell.
Registration / Serial:3041
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
C/n (msn):516913041
Operator Titles:Czechoslovakia - Air Force
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Collection:Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:724497Submit Correction
View count: 339
The Military Exposition Michael Strenk is a small collection of aircraft and military vehicles lacated in north eastern Slovakia. Strenk was born in a neighbouring village in November 1919 and later emigrated to the US with his family. he excelled at school, at music and playing baseball. Unfortnately, WWII arrived so Strenk enlisted in the US Army hoping to expel the Nazis from his native Slovakia. Instead he was sent to the Pacific and became one of the soldiers that raised the American flag on the hill after the battle of Iwo-Jima. A few days later he was killed by an exploding shell.
Registration / Serial:0787
Aircraft Version:Mil Mi-24V
C/n (msn):730787
Operator Titles:Slovakia - Air Force
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Collection:Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:724497Submit Correction
View count: 339
The Military Exposition Michael Strenk is a small collection of aircraft and military vehicles lacated in north eastern Slovakia. Strenk was born in a neighbouring village in November 1919 and later emigrated to the US with his family. he excelled at school, at music and playing baseball. Unfortnately, WWII arrived so Strenk enlisted in the US Army hoping to expel the Nazis from his native Slovakia. Instead he was sent to the Pacific and became one of the soldiers that raised the American flag on the hill after the battle of Iwo-Jima. A few days later he was killed by an exploding shell.
Registration / Serial:0787
Aircraft Version:Mil Mi-24V
C/n (msn):730787
Operator Titles:Slovakia - Air Force
City / Airport:Stará Ľubovňa / Vojenská expozícia Michala Strenka
Country:Slovakia
Photo Date:1 September 2024
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact