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Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

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MarkS
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Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by MarkS » Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:38 pm

Hi all,

With the airshow season well and truly over for the year, I thought I'd try and brighten up the dull days with a look back to the open day at Campia Turzii in July.
After a few days travelling around Romania in search of W&R the Saturday saw Simmo and myself attending the airshow at Campia. Probably the most enjoyable airshow I've done in ages.A small event with the flying taking place in the morning, the afternoon was spent wandering around the Mig flight lines. Most of the flying was fast, low and very close to the crowd (Health and safety hasn't made it to Romania yet :) )We were lucky enough to be well in front of the crowd line and much of the positioning for the displays were right over us.A fantastic experience in a very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. You could even get a flight in Puma !
Hope you enjoy,
Mark

P.S. There are a lot of pics......sorry about that

ImageDSC_7348 by Mark Stevens, on Flickr

ImageDSC_7453 by Mark Stevens, on Flickr

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Imageraw power by Mark Stevens, on Flickr

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If you've made it this far, well done ! Thanks for looking :)

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by Scuba 11 » Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:45 pm

Superb set Mark, Fl ANG F-15 are outstanding :thumb:

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by Punkrunner62 » Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:54 pm

Great Set Mark had the pleasure of seeing the Romanian Mig21s at Lossiemouth a good few years ago in glorious weather.
Cheers.

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by macbear26 » Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:03 pm

Nice selection must try this base soon. Thanks for posting.

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by Rotörhead » Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:48 pm

Great photos of a great subject!
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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by phantommadman » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:31 pm

Stunning pictures of a classic Russian beauty!! :thumb:

Thanks for sharing :)
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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by Sparts99 » Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:46 am

No need to apologise for posting so many. Spectacular, some superb shots there, well done.
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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by mikee115 » Fri Dec 08, 2017 2:52 pm

Cracking set. Its a fantastic place to go and be close to the old MiG21s. The weather looks better than when I was there in 2015.

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by alain BArtier » Fri Dec 08, 2017 4:51 pm

Great classic pictures from Mig and Romanian airplanes ! Thank you for sharing. ;)

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by FalconFlare » Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:12 pm

Spectacular set! There are some great action shots in there!

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by garyscott » Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:27 am

Absolute belter of a post!! Loving the '21 shots, you have captured it exceptionally well! :clap: :thumb: :clap: :thumb: :clap:

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by Blackcat1 » Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:48 pm

Great set of photos. The Mig 21 is a nice photogenic jet.
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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by Jackaroo » Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:49 am

Wow! loads of belters in there looks like you had a cracking time those Fishbeds are superb...thanks for sharing!

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Re: Mig-21 heaven, Campia Turzii - Romania

Post by Mark Owen » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:48 pm

Nice catch with the F-16 :Wow:

Regards.

Mark.
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