Onze Luchtmacht
Farewell Fitter, goodbye to a former enemy
Published December 2025
As two pilots, dressed in orange flight suits for their mission over the Ustka sea range complex take the short walk from the pilot’s house to the flightline, an Su-22 roars into the skies near Swidwin Air Base in Poland. Ground crew watch the spectacle closely, until the roar of its huge
AL-21F-3
engine slowly fades away. Even after almost forty years of intense operations, a Su-22 Fitter in action remains an impressive and powerful beast. A beast that is however being threatened with extinction
Copy writers
- Paul Gross
- Hans antinissen
Photography
- Paul Gross
- Hans Antonissen
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