Iconic Aircraft Aviation Forum

by **Ray C** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:50 pm

Firstly i want some complements for posting my first picture on the forum from photobucket ......... :ymapplause:

On a regular drive from Queensferry to Saltney i pass the Hawker-Beechcratft facillity next to Airbus.
Yesterday i pulled over took a shot and decided to send you all this picture, they look to be a brace of old MIGs,

Questions, why are they there ? what year/airframe no are they ? you will note the security on the site is crap as they have graffiti on them

by **Mayfly** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:41 pm

Hurrah for your first photo posting :ymapplause:

- as for a/c no idea, Cluny is probably your man for this!!

by **Xplumberlives** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:58 pm

Well done on your first picture! :ymapplause:

I think they are Sukhois, probably 22Ms

by **Ray C** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:23 pm

Thank you Mayfly & XP, the question still remains , How come they are on the outskirts of Chester in a exec jet manufacturer compound ? :-o

by **Dan4th** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:28 pm

Ray C wrote:Thank you Mayfly & XP, the question still remains , How come they are on the outskirts of Chester in a exec jet manufacturer compound ?

Perhaps they were a trade-in
on some Biz-Jet

Danf.

by **Xplumberlives** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:42 pm

I seem to remember they had the GRAFFITI on when they arrived, off to do a little searching!

by **Sooty655** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:54 pm

Looking on Google Maps it appears the only wing tip remaining is the one in your picture ~ the stbd wing of the foreground aircraft and both wings of the other airframe appear to have been cropped.

Edited to add ~ It seems they belong to Hawarden Air Services, who also own the Ruskies on loan to NAM.

by **Cluny** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:54 pm

I agree with XP , look a lot like Sukhoi SU-17's or SU-22's [the aileron being in the way to see if it has swing wings] .

by **Xplumberlives** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:08 pm

They seem to be listed as 17s but the furthest one has the outboard elements of both wings missing, I'm sure they are SU22s the nearest, RED 54 is listed as 69004! :-o