
The Largest Formation Of WW1 Aircraft Since The 1920's
The Galeb ("Seagull") was the first Yugoslavian jet design to enter production, and featured a 2500lb thrust Rolls-Royce Viper II turbine engine (the same engine used in the contemporary Aermacchi MB-326) which provided the Galeb with a maximum speed of around 780km/h.
A low level high speed pass for the crowd and cameras at an early Classic Fighters airshow in Blenheim, New Zealand. Photo: © 2005 Geoff Sloan (Image Supplied)
This video shows a short display by the Soko Galeb at the Classic Fighters 2005 (Blenheim, New Zealand).
Between 1963 and 1985, when production ceased, around 270 Galebs were built for the Yugoslav air force, 120 for Libya, and six for Zambia (who also purchased 20 Jastrebs in 1971, some of which are still operational) .
Both Galebs and Jastrebs saw service during Yugoslavia's civil war with Serbian forces. Likewise at least one Galeb was involved in fighting during the uprising in Libya in 2011—a Libyan Galeb was shot down by a French fighter when the former aircraft intentionally entered a United Nations 'no-fly zone'.The Galeb looks relatively similar to other military jet trainers from the 1960s and 1970s. Photo Copyright © 2005 Geoff Sloan (Image Supplied)
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