| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 5301 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aero L-39 Albatros |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Aero L-39/59/139/159 Albatros |
| Aircraft Version: | Aero L-39CM Albatros |
| C/n (msn): | 915301 |
| Operator Titles: | Slovakia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SliačMap |
| Country: | Slovakia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LZSL IATA: SLD Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Slovak International Air Fest 2017 |
| Photo Date: | 26 August 2017 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 23361 |
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A classy tribute to Otto Smik. Born in Soviet Georgia to a Slovak father and a Russian Jewish mother, Smik fought in the RAF during WWII. Flying Spitfire Mk.XVI RR227, he was killed in an attack against a railway yard in Zwolle, Netherlands on 28 November 1944. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 November 2017, and has since been viewed 353 times. |