Aircraft Photo of 9861 | Sukhoi Su-20 | Germany - Air Force | AirHistory.net #823635
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:9861
Aircraft Original Type:Sukhoi Su-17
Aircraft Generic Type:Sukhoi Su-17/20/22
Aircraft Version:Sukhoi Su-20
C/n (msn):72412
Operator Titles:Germany - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Berlin - Gatow (closed)Map
Country:Germany
Airport Codes:ICAO: EDUG   IATA: GWW   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Militärhistorisches Museum - Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow
 
Photo Date:28 June 2013
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 823635
Photo Comment

On display at the Luftwaffenmuseum with UB-32 rocket pods on the pylons. This is one of two aircraft acquired from Egypt by West German intelligence for evaluation by Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61 (WTD 61) at Manching. It received the Luftwaffe s/n 98+61. The Su-20 (S-32MK) was the export version of the Su-17M (S-32M). It could carry the R-3S AAM and 24 cm S-24 rockets that were not carried by the Su-17M. The Su-20 was equipped with a SRD-5MK Quantum radio rangefinder for the R-3S missiles.

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