Air Pictorial 1991-11
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??? - Knights from the East on UK visit
Four ships from the Russian Knights, SU-27s in formation over RAF Finningley during the Battle of Britain display.
No 5, a single seat SU-27 Flanker moves towards its parking bay at RAF Leuchars after taking part in a formation flypast over the Queen Mother's Deeside residence.
SU-27 Flanker A bearing the team number 10 at Finningley. The logo beneath the sunburst is dedicated to Russkiye Vityazi.
Lt Gen Nikolai Antoshkin (centre) is escorted by Air Marshal Sir John Thompson, C-in-C Headquarters RAF Support Command, soon after the arrival of the Russian Knights at Scampton.
East meets West at RAF Scampton. The Hawks of the Red Arrows and the Sukhoi SU-27s of the Russian Knights.
Sukhoi SU-27B Flanker C, the two-seat variant, moves out from the ramp at RAF Scampton.