robirdus wrote:
Interesting, Chineese copies of Mig-19, it seems to me.
As said in Russian, they have a “zoo”, when it comes to Air Force.
The way they are parked, they are obviously not operational. That looks like storage to me, not even that. It looks like they are simply towed away in a hurry to get them out of the way.
The “Barbra” Streisand thing is one aspect of legal bullying: if you throw a lot of money at a lawyer, with instructions to cause somebody maximum harrassment, that usually works because the other side cannot afford the defence. This works in every country, and always will.
The reason it failed in this case is that she picked on someone who also had deep pockets and took a strong stand on the principle of NOT being intimidated. For me the funniest part was that it resulted in a thousand-fold increase in the number of people looking at the specific picture she was complaining about.
I think that on my way back from Kithira I will ask for a flyover of Kalamata airbase for photos. I will post the response here 
(only kidding)
“This works in every country, and always will.”
Afghanistan? Mexico (at least some parts)? Saudi Arabia? Etc. :-)
Yeah but you would prob99 have been shot if you were in Albania, say 1970, and took the pics.
Like I said, it depends on who is bothered and what resources they have.
The “Barbra” Streisand thing is one aspect of legal bullying: if you throw a lot of money at a lawyer, with instructions to cause somebody maximum harrassment, that usually works because the other side cannot afford the defence. This works in every country, and always will.
The Migs and the Albanian airport were so top secret that they took up half an episode of a tv series called “Abandoned Engineering” a few years back. It was a UK production and might still be available on something like “Yesterday”
Sorry, that was a very short post 
I found it interesting too. I wouldn’t want to be in charge of a Mig-based airforce post-USSR without jet fuel or manufacturer support from China. Apparently the fleet is slowly being auctioned, and has been replaced with 19 helicopters.
Interesting, Chineese copies of Mig-19, it seems to me.
As said in Russian, they have a “zoo”, when it comes to Air Force.
