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Дата 25.03.2002 18:28:06
Рубрики ВВС; Локальные конфликты;

МиГ-21 приземлился в Кабуле

Мое почтение!

Mystery jet flies in

Pilot of MiG-21 walks from plane on tarmac


A mystery pilot flew an Afghan MiG-21 jet into Kabul airport on Saturday, stepped from the cockpit and walked away without explanation, leaving the warplane on the tarmac and troops stationed there baffled, the International Security Force (Isaf) said yesterday.

``An Afghan MiG-21 arrived unexpectedly [Saturday] afternoon in Kabul international airport,'' Isaf press officer Can Oz said.

The aircraft was in poor condition and its communications equipment was failing when the pilot radioed the airport requesting permission to land, which was granted by Isaf troops based at the airport.

The pilot, wearing a ``helmet-like cap,'' spoke briefly to Afghan airport officials before walking away without revealing why he had brought the craft back to Afghanistan.

Isaf officials are at a loss as to who the pilot is or where he is now, and are mystified as to when the warplane had been taken out of Afghanistan and why it has returned.

``We have discussed it among ourselves. Maybe it's a display, maybe it is a show or demonstration of something symbolic, I do not know,'' said another Isaf, spokesman Tony Marshall.

The Russian-made MiG was believed to have flown in from one of the Central Asian republics, Mr Marshall said. ``Best bet from Tajikistan, I think,'' he added.

Former occupying Soviet forces left behind more than a dozen MiG jets when they abandoned Afghanistan in 1989 after a protracted 10-year war with mujahideen fighters.

During the ensuing civil war, rival Afghan factions used the jets to attack each other. Most of the jets were destroyed in the fighting.

The Taliban seized the remaining half-dozen when they took power in 1996. It was believed that all of those aircraft were destroyed in the US bombing campaign late last year.

One theory is that the jet is a gift to interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, who has complained about his temporary administration's lack of resources.

С уважением, Venik
От Artur Zinatullin
К Venik (25.03.2002 18:28:06)
Дата 26.03.2002 13:07:17

Американцы не контролируют воздушное пространство.

Или американцы не озаботились наблюдением за воздушным
пространством Афганистана (в общем-то, на кой им это надо?)
Или темнятъ.
Однако, неприятно им было бы, ежели бы этот МиГ вместо того,
чтобы приземляться, хряпнул по авиабазе НУРСами.

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От MAG
К Venik (25.03.2002 18:28:06)
Дата 26.03.2002 08:26:38

а у полевых командиров есть свои самолёты? (-)
От negeral
К Venik (25.03.2002 18:28:06)
Дата 25.03.2002 21:08:32

Оно хоть о чём вкратце? (-)
От Василий Фофанов
К negeral (25.03.2002 21:08:32)
Дата 25.03.2002 21:13:54

вкратце

Прилетел в Кабул неизвестно чей Миг-21, из него вышел неизвестно кто и удалился в неизвестном направлении, оставив самолет на ВПП. Кто такой, откуда, и главное зачем, никому не понятно. Остальная часть статьи - базар.

С уважением, Василий Фофанов, http://members.dencity.com/fofanov/Tanks
От bankir
К Venik (25.03.2002 18:28:06)
Дата 25.03.2002 20:40:41

Подумаеш делов, американцы вон атомный авианосец под Перл-Харбор загнали в 1941

В кино. провал во времени, однако ;-))))


С уважением