| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-EMUD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Zlin Z-26 Trener |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Zlin Z-226 Trener |
| Aircraft Version: | Zlin Z-226T Trener 6 |
| C/n (msn): | 370 |
| Promotional Titles: | Ernst König |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | RochesterMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGTO IATA: RCS Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Tiger Club International Aerobatic Trophy 1973 |
| Photo Date: | 19 August 1973 |
| Photo by: | Terry Dann |
| Photo ID: | 566023 |
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The famous Czechoslovak aerobatic pilot Ladislav Bezák in his Zlin 226, the former OK-MUA. In 1971 he defected by flying to West Germany. He loaded his wife and four sons into the two-seat Zlín. They took off in Prague and landed in Nuremberg, where all six were granted political asylum by West Germany. Bezák was the first winner of the FAI World Aerobatic Championships in 1960. He is also famous for performing the Lomcovák aerobatic manoeuvre for the first time. This photo is copyright © Terry Dann, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 April 2023, and has since been viewed 214 times. |