Air International 1987-11
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??? - Magyar Air Cover
Most Ka-26 Hoodlums, seen at Budaors in the north-western suburbs of Budapest, have now been withdrawn.
Magyar Legiero at the present time are the Mil Mi-8 Hip-E used primarily for Army support and the assault mission;
The Mil Mi-24 Hind-D anti-armour and assault helicopter
The Mi-24 Hind-D has been in service with the Legierd since the early 'eighties
The MiG-21MF has now been largely supplanted in the Magyar Legierd Air Division assigned to the War Par by later types, such as the MiG-23MF, but it still serves with non-assigned regiments, together with the MiG-21US conversion trainer.
The MiG-21MF has now been largely supplanted in the Magyar Legierd Air Division assigned to the War Par by later types, such as the MiG-23MF, but it still serves with non-assigned regiments, together with the MiG-21US conversion trainer.
The MiG-23MF Flogger-B air superiority fighter seen, with gun pod on intake duct stores pylon and wings at full sweep, making a high-speed low-altitude pass. The MiG-23MF reportedly equips two of the regiments of the Air Division committed by Hungary to the WarPac.
The MiG-23MF Flogger-B has now been in Legierd service for some five years as a successor to the MiG-21 in air superiority regiments assigned to the WarPac.