Passing by Chester airport I noticed at the West end a silver MiG21with a red star on the fin and a graffiti Sukhoi(?) beside it.
Are these off to a museum of private collection please?
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Chester MiG
Re: Chester MiG
They are owned by one of the operators on the airport, (Hawarden Air Services) and have been in place for many years
Sukhoi SU-17M 35 Red https://flic.kr/p/2mP7Q2P
Sukhoi SU-17B 54 Red https://flic.kr/p/2mP3gRf
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27K 23 Red https://flic.kr/p/2mP4yBQ
Sukhoi SU-17M 35 Red https://flic.kr/p/2mP7Q2P
Sukhoi SU-17B 54 Red https://flic.kr/p/2mP3gRf
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27K 23 Red https://flic.kr/p/2mP4yBQ
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The MiG-23 & MiG-27 that we have on display at the museum have both been on loan from Hawarden Air Services since 2002 - back in 2019 the two that we have went of site for use in the marvel film 'Black Widow'.
http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Aircraft-List
http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Aircraft-List
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Re: Chester MiG
I think they have been there almost 30 years, there used to be more but have slowly been dispersed to museums etc. Originally arrived at Liverpool Seaforth Docks in the early 1990s.
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1993 I saw them on the docksNorvilleRogers wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 6:42 amI think they have been there almost 30 years, there used to be more but have slowly been dispersed to museums etc. Originally arrived at Liverpool Seaforth Docks in the early 1990s.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/194318153 ... 0216696304
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I forgot to mention that the MiGs we display were selected for the 'Black Widow' filming because we had secured valid deactivation certificates for both airframes; something that also allows us to sometimes open the cockpits for viewing!NAM Updater wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 5:30 pmThe MiG-23 & MiG-27 that we have on display at the museum have both been on loan from Hawarden Air Services since 2002 - back in 2019 the two that we have went of site for use in the marvel film 'Black Widow'.
http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Aircraft-List
Ironically, the cockpits on both MiGs are more complete than many of those on ex-RAF aircraft!
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