The airfield of Ceadîr-Lunga, in the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia in Southern Moldova, was once a thriving airport where Yak-40s could be found. These days are long gone. More recently, the idea was to use the airfield as the base for a flight school and paracentre, for which this An-2 was brought over. It was registered as ER-AIC but that registration could not be found on the airframe, which was found in this sorry state.

This L-39 was previously '36 yellow' with the Ukrainian AF

Built in 1963. It is not known if it was an Air Force or Navy aircraft. Not noted after this photo was taken. Probably scrapped.

A Mi-14PLM (NATO code name HAZE) was present at homebase Saky in mid-2012. The Anti-Surface/Submarine Warfare (ASW) helicopter can be equipped with a towed magnetic anomaly detector (MAD), sonobuoys, a retractable search radar, and can be armed with a single torpedo, one heavy depth bomb or eight depth charges. The PLM version is a Modified version of the PL and is equipped with more modern systems and avionica.

Mid-2012, three Mi-14s were seen at Saky of which this 35 yellow was recently fitted with a new camouflage pattern and was assessed as in immaculate condition. The helicopter was airworthy and equipped with a working dipping sonar that is used for coastal patrols and Anti-Surface/Submarine Warfae (ASW). The helicopter belongs to the Saks'ka Aviatsiya Brigada (SABr), the Naval Air Component of the Viys'kovo-Mors'ki Syly Ukrayiny (Ukraine Navy). This unit operates two unnumbered Helicopter Eskadrily'.

VTOL research aircraft of the 1960s - the last survivor of four "Freehands" built.

The Yak-36 'Freehand' was a Soviet technology demonstrator for a VTOL combat aircraft. Four prototypes were built, the first of which was used only for static testing. This is the second protoype but the first to get airborne and is now on display at the Central Museum of the Air Forces at Monino.