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Long time lurker, first time poster here.

When looking at some pics of Antonovs, I came across N5057E, which seems to operate in or for the USAF, so I went ahead and painted it, should appear on avsim in the next update (N5057E.zip). Includes basic flightplans btw.

Thanks! Always great to get these guys flying around in the 'States.

Looks good will get when it's up.

Thanks

Nice job. There a few one-off models for flying for "special" groups throughout the US. Some have civilian regs some don't.

I was actually thinking of doing more of those specials. As soon as I find them off course

Love the question mark on its tail

sprocky wrote:Love the question mark on its tail

Is this the one from Hurlburt?

disinfected wrote:Is this the one from Hurlburt?

Yes it is. (that's what I think at least )

I can't find it now, but I read somewhere that some units at Hurlburt were proficient in several Russian aircraft among them being the AN-26 and the AN-2. They also still have a DC-3 and some UH-1's in operation I believe.

aerogator wrote:I can't find it now, but I read somewhere that some units at Hurlburt were proficient in several Russian aircraft among them being the AN-26 and the AN-2. They also still have a DC-3 and some UH-1's in operation I believe.

If you can find that info back, I'd love to get my hands on it to paint them and such. It's so hard to find information on these special birds, even though we all "know" they are there.

I never saw any pics; there was just a blurb on some website, but it did list all of the a/c. I'll keep looking. One other one was an Mi8.

Maybe try Fencecheck?

The Secret Sixth (Special Operations Squadron)
Imagine what it’s like to sit on a white, sandy, endless beach in Florida, on the Gulf coast, with the sun out and weather fine – when you suddenly see a white Mi-17 transport helicopter fly by, unmistakably a Russian design, the least thing any aviation enthusiast expects to be in American airspace.

Chances are high you have seen an aircraft of the 6th SOS, which fullfills a very special job at the 1st SOW: To assess, train, assist and advice foreign powers in Airpower deployment, sustainment and force integration. Just as the Army Special Forces (“Green Berets”, but don’t ever call them that) are highly active in training other nation’s ground forces, so has the Air Force realized the need for a similar program involving foreign aviation assistance. The official name for this kind of Spec Ops mission is “Foreign Internal Defense”, and it has been a key mission for USSOCOM since its foundation.

To familiarize themselves with foreign equipment, the 6th operates a varied mix of airframes likely to be found in host countrys of their deployment, primary Mi-17, Mi-8 and UH-1 helicopters, Casa 212 “Aviocar” transport aircraft and C-130E in standard version, which are also sometimes used for general AFSOC transport needs. The other airframes are – at least officially – not deployed outside of CONUS. Some of the squadron’s pilots are also rated for An-2, An-26 and An-32 transport aircraft, though none of these are stationed at Hurlburt. According to credible sources, a lot of their helicopter and fixed wing ratings are attained in the Ukraine.

Students of foreign Air Forces will either be trained by special “Operational Detachments” deployed to the host country, on their own airframes, or may be invited to Hurlburt Field for local training.

The Sixth has been deployed to locations as diverse as Jordan and the Philippines; they also currently support the newly emerging Iraqi and Afghani Air Forces. This of course requires a strong focus not only on aviation qualifications, but also on teaching and language skills. As the only unit of its kind on the USAF, demand for the 6th is high, and the unit is set to expand in size constantly, in a time when other Air Force units are cutting back.


http://www.airliners.net/photo/Antonov- ... 643872a592
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Ai ... 643872a592
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled ... 643872a592

I saw a few of them from time to time during my three years stationed a few miles away at Eglin.
One of the MI-8's is often seen at Destin Municipal as well.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Mil-Mi-8 ... 344a9069de

Saw N5057E sitting at Opa Locka this winter break, with other russian aircrafts. + While in Jacksonville in November I managed to see in the far distance a Mil-8/17 (probably N2502B from the link posted) flying.

Best regards,

Phil