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Baku (Azerbaijan)

Azerbaijan Armed Forces Day parade

26 June 2018

Flag bearers:
165 ye, 172 ye Mi-17 HHQ  
Formation 1:
150 wh + 1 Bell 412EP HHQ  
Formation 2:
142 bl, 144 bl Ka-32S HHQ  
Formation 3:
102 wh, 105 wh Mi-24P HHQ  
114 wh, 115 wh Mi-24V HHQ  
Formation 4:
153 ye, 156 ye Mi-17 HHQ  
185 ye, 186 ye Mi-17 HHQ  
Formation 5:
163 ye, 167 ye Mi-17 HHQ  
168 ye, 176 ye Mi-17 HHQ  
183 ye, 184 ye Mi-17 HHQ  
Formation 6:
164 ye, 175 ye Mi-17 HHQ  
187 ye, 189 ye Mi-17 HHQ  
182 wh, 188 wh Mi-17(E) HHQ  
Formation 7:
16 bl, 18 bl, 19 bl L-39C HHQ  
20 bl, 24 bl, 25 bl L-39C HHQ  
Formation 8:
03 bl, 09 bl MiG-29S HHQ  
15 bl, 33 bl MiG-29UB HHQ  
Formation 9:
01 bl, 03 bl, 16 bl Su-25 HHQ  
23 bl, 26 bl Su-25 HHQ  
20 bl Su-25UB HHQ  
Formation 10:
02 bl, 05 bl, 06 bl Su-25 HHQ  
08 bl, 14 bl, 25 bl Su-25 HHQ  
Formation 11 (solo display):
15 bl MiG-29UB HHQ  
Formation 12:
110 ye, 112 ye, 117 ye Mi-24V HHQ  
172 ye, 173 ye Mi-24V HHQ  
Formation 13:
502 Mi-35M DSX  
20109, 20110, 20111 Mi-35M DSX  
20112, 20115, 20116 Mi-35M DSX  
20120 Mi-35M DSX  
Formation 14:
504 Mi-35M DSX  
20114, 20117, 20118 Mi-35M DSX  
20119, 20121, 20123 Mi-35M DSX  
20124 Mi-35M DSX  
Formation 15:
Codes 2,3,5,6,7 NF-5A-2000 Turk Yildizlari  
Code 1, code 4 NF-5B-2000 Turk Yildizlari  
Formation 16:
(1x) F-16C Solo Turk  

Credits: Erwin van Dijkman, Wim Sonneveld

HHQ = Azərbaycan Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri (Azerbaijan AF) and DSX = Dövlət Sərhəd Xidməti (State Border Service)

Armed Forces Day is celebrated as a national holiday on 26 June. Following Azerbaijan’s independence in 1918, the army was founded. As a consequence, ignoring the 72 years Azerbaijan was a republic of the USSR, 2018 saw its 100th anniversary. For this occasion a huge military parade (Azərbaycan hərbi parad) was held in downtown Baku, with the aircraft overflying Baku Bay from East to West.

Security was very tight with security personnel all around. The serials above were taken from footage shot through an open hotel room window...

Both Solo Türk F-16C 88-0029 and 88-0032 were deployed to Yevlax for the parade, whereas the Türk Yildizlari flew from Baku-Heydar Aliyev Intl Airport.

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