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Oct 31, 2005 04:48 |  #1

So there I was... hanging around an active Russian bomber base, so I thought I may as well take some pics ;)

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The base is Engels, near Saratov. Hope you enjoy!

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Oct 31, 2005 04:51 |  #2

Bears and Blackfires. Sweet shots


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Oct 31, 2005 04:55 |  #3

yeah - sorry, should have said...
First pic shows line-up of Tu-160 Blackjacks, second panorama is mostly Tu-95 Bears, and for the eagle-eyed there are two An-26's and an Il-62!


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Oct 31, 2005 05:03 |  #4

oops I always mix my blackjack and backfires :)


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Oct 31, 2005 05:13 |  #5

:) I hadn't even noticed! I read 'black.... '
I got some Backfires (Tu-22m) at Ryazan - I'll try and sort out the pics at the weekend!


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Oct 31, 2005 05:59 |  #6

I would like to see some more from here
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Oct 31, 2005 06:23 as a reply to  @ Buttkicker's post |  #7

Buttkicker wrote:
I would like to see some more from here
cheers Chris

sure - posted some more in this set (external link)
There's also the museum on base here (external link)

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Oct 31, 2005 06:28 as a reply to  @ Dew's post |  #8

oh oh oh I like I like I like :lol: :lol:


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Oct 31, 2005 06:37 as a reply to  @ lostprophet's post |  #9

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oh oh oh I like I like I like :lol: :lol:

LOL I was grinning like a village idiot the whole time! Access was fairly limited (as you can see from the guards!) but I didn't care!


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Oct 31, 2005 07:27 |  #10

That's an interesting location! I'm always amazed at the access some of our members get. ;)


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Nov 01, 2005 10:35 as a reply to  @ PhotosGuy's post |  #11

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That's an interesting location! I'm always amazed at the access some of our members get. ;)

We were told we wouldn't get access to the active base - but they changed their mind when we got to the museum! The museum is on the field, but over the brow of a very slight hill and far away enough to obscure the active part of the base. Unfortunately we didn't see any flying (other than a couple of Mil-8's hanging around).


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Nov 01, 2005 15:59 |  #12

Gawd. Just imagine how comprehensively dead you'd have been for taking those shots 20 years ago.


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Nov 01, 2005 16:34 |  #13

Comprehensively dead? You English have such a quaint language.




  
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Nov 01, 2005 22:54 |  #14

Haha.. Just hanging around a bumber base.. as you do..

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