KC-135R Mississippi ANG taxis to runway 32

What a beautifull restoration! This part of the museum was partly fenced off, making photography extra difficult.

Mi-8T modified to Mi-8MSB by Motor Sich. There is still a large Motor Sich sticker on the engine cowlings.

There are 4 Ibis Ae270 airframes at Zruc. One restored and three fuselages in poor state, those three can be seen in this image.

One of the main attractions in the Zruc Airpark is the Tupolev 104. But as with all larger aircraft a nightmare to photograph. Here an attempt from the nose using a 12mm lens.

Delivered factory new to the Czech government in 2000, and remained operational until 2007. Logging only 2736 flight hours. First displayed at the Letecke Museum at Prague-Kbely. There is still a sticker with the museum name on the nose. Moved to Zruc in 2016, and was completely reassambled in 2020/21.

There are 4 Ibis Ae270 airframes at Zruc. One restored and three fuselages in poor state.

LOT Tu134 SP-LHE, tail and engines missing. Parked infront of the main entry to the Airpark just outside Zruc. This was the only original LOT Tu134 I missed as a young spotter in the early 90s. Completed the batch after 30 years !

OK-DFI was delivered to CSA in July 73 and flew with the airline until withdrawn in January '92 and then scrapped at Prague (PRG) in October 1993. The Cockpit has been at Zruč for some time but this fuselage section was previously used as a trainer at the police shooting range near Rokycany. The two parts that had been separated for almost 20 years have now been ... somewhat rejoined. The fuselage has been seriously cleaned or painted over the summer if you compare with the picture taken in May 2021. OK-DFI can be read ojf from the damaged nosewheel door if you crawl under the cockpitsection.

This airframe was on the top of my whishlist in the early 1990's, it was LZ-AEG, the Hemus Air An-30. In '91 it went to the Czech Air Force as 1107, and now it is part of the Airpark in Zruc. Extra markings include 'Open Skies' and 'Photogrammetry', and the names of all the cities that this An-30 visited. The great thing about the airpark is that there are no fences or lines that you need no stay behind. So you get real close to all exhibits, but generally too close for easy photography. But you do get to see all the details in the impressive An-30 nose.

Assambled by the family that runs the airpark in Zruc. First noted more or less complete in late 2020. There are a total of 4 frames of this rare type in the park.

You really need a wideangle lens for photography in the airpark in Zruc. I was happy with my Tokina 12-24mm.