Day 1 Budapest & others Friday 27th August 2021

Day 1 Budapest & others Friday 27th August 2021 Sept 18, 2021 15:53:42 GMT 1 ian531, vanguard, and 7 more like this

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Post by Airbus A346 on Sept 18, 2021 15:53:42 GMT 1

Friday was to be an odds and sods day. After breakfast my first port of call was the Budapest Airport Aeropark, having spotted a new addition the previous evening in the shape of a Mig 21. Red 41 was noted semi derelict in the farmers field at Papa along with many others in October 2019 - now looking a lot healthier following a repaint.

Red 41 by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

MALEV Lada Riva by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

My next stop was Tapioszecso for another Mig 21 at a barracks. On arrival the place looked very dilapidated, it had huge steel gates and no way to see the Mig.

Stop three was at Domsod to try and find a Kamov KA-26 HA-MRQ in someones front garden. On arrival the garden had big steel gates and was surrounded by conifers.

I could just about see it but no chance of a photo, I was also attracting too much attention from a noisy guard dog so didn't hang around.

Stop four was at Rackeve to try and find another Kamov KA-26 HA-MPO again in someones garden. I gave up on this one after half an hour.

Stop five was at a barracks in Taborfalva better luck here the site is split in two by Tarcsay Ut (St). 10442 Mil-8T guards the South gate and 711 Mig 15 guards the West gate.
The Mil-8 was photographed very quickly and discreetly from the car, the Mig 15 was visible inside the gate but photography highly unadvised in my opinion.

10442 Mil-8 @ Taborfalva by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

My next stop was Kisapostag airfield just South of Dunaujvaros with a Mig 15 on a pole, lots of gliders and microlights if you are into them, I am not.
The guy in charge was organizing a sky diving weekend but he was very friendly and helpful. I had a good wander around with only eight aircraft of interest to me.