Photographer: Marco MITTINI

The airfield of Brno Slatina, also known as Cernovice, was abandonned in the early 1990s. When we visited in 1992, eight aircraft that apparently had been used as instructional airframes or had been preserved there were outside, including this MiG-15bis built by Aero Vodochody. It first flew in January 1955 and was operated by the Czechoslovak Air Force until 1966.

From reconnaissance wing AKG51, with its marvellous owl badge.

Cazaux Air Base open day 1985. Has been later delivered to Turkish Air Force as 69-7459;

The Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre (ALAT, French Army Aviation) ran a detachment consisting of Gazelle and Puma helicopters at Abeche, named ALAT Det Tchad, that provided reconnaissance and close air support to the European Union Force Chad/CAR mission in eastern Chad. This ADA took of from the French part of the tiny platform at Abeche.

Has been later delivered to Turkish Air Force as 69-7459;