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I saw a privately owned L39 at Summit airfield in Delaware in the mid 1990’s when I was doing my long solo cross countries. It was nearing it’s complete restoration and was beautiful. The story that I recall was the owner bought it from a former USSR country and had it shipped here for $25K. Then he spent $100K to restore it to A1 flying condition. $125K for a beautiful high performance jet is peanuts.Is it me or is this pilot of this L-39 wearing a baseball cap, no helmet? View attachment 954618 View attachment 954619 View attachment 954620
Is it me or is this pilot of this L-39 wearing a baseball cap, no helmet?
I retired from that company 5 years ago with 38 years. What a ride,