Now this IS different!

[ozzy72]

Well I spotted this in the back of a petrol (gas) station car park by the car wash on my way back from Budapest a while back, today I was ready and had my camera handy.

[cspyro21]

What's a crumpled MiG doing by a petrol station

Great photos, odd addition to a petrol station!

[C]

Shame that the vandals have been at it. Very reminiscent of the Balderton Lightning on the A1 motorway near Newark...

http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xn728a1.html

[cspyro21]

What's a crumpled MiG Lightning doing by a petrol station the A1?

[Hagar]

That is a sad sight. Reminds me of a visit to Thorpe Park many years ago. I forget all the rare types they had dumped there for the kids to play on & tear to pieces, except for a once-beautiful Sea Hawk. It almost reduced me to tears.

[cspyro21]

That is a sad sight. Reminds me of a visit to Thorpe Park many years ago. I forget all the rare types they had dumped there for the kids to play on & tear to pieces, except for a once-beautiful Sea Hawk. It almost reduced me to tears.

What??
What were they thinking!!!??

[C]

What's a crumpled MiG Lightning doing by a petrol station the A1?

It used to be the centrepoint of a car sales forecourt (where it still is!). Unfortunately they don't appear to be selling cars there any more...

[Ijineda]

buy her and restore her, then sell her for 20 times the money to a german museum, then retire, grab your belongings and familiy and head to thailand for the rest of your life.

just what I would do...

[Hagar]

buy her and restore her, then sell her for 20 times the money to a german museum, then retire, grab your belongings and familiy and head to thailand for the rest of your life.

just what I would do...

I know someone who might just do that. It would surprise me if he doesn't know about it. http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/fw189society/index.htm

[quote]What??

[ozzy72]

If you want a more servicable Mig on the cheap then the Albanian AF are selling theirs off for a song right now (same model in fact)

[Omag 2.0]

That's cruel... such a beautifull fighter, treated like that!  :(

[C]

buy her and restore her, then sell her for 20 times the money to a german museum, then retire, grab your belongings and familiy and head to thailand for the rest of your life.

just what I would do...

Would be a waste of money with that aeroplane - there are so many you could easily find several nicer examples you could get for peanuts...

[Craig.]

shame about the state of the aircraft. but good find. Reminds me of the helo museum in Weston super-mare. They have a bunch of helicopters including one of the original lynx test aircraft torn up and used as playground toys.

[flyboy 28]

Those are Hungarian AF markings, correct?

Looks like they just took the Soviet star and painted a white and green circle in the middle.

Sorry looking airplane. Could've been flying airshows for all we know..

[killerbunny]

Very interesting!

Too bad its in such a bad shape