In hidden mountain air base, Albania stores MiGs for sale
2019 ж. 30 Нау.
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On a barren hillside in northern Albania lies a portal to the country's communist past: a massive steel door creaks open to reveal a hidden former air base burrowed into the heart of the mountain. Made up of 600 metres of tunnels that once teemed with military life, the secret Gjader air base is now a tomb for dozens of hulking communist-era fighter jets collecting dust in the darkness. Three decades after shedding communism, Albanian is trying to sell off the Soviet and Chinese-made MIG fighter jets, drawing interest from museums and collectors.
sell them to north korea. hell they are still state of the art to them
hahaha
Like u state of art too farting from the mouth. LMAOOOOOOO
North Korea's stealth fighters: bunch of mig-21s
It's little known, but North Korea does have some MIG-25's and MIG-29's. Not any worse than what Iraq or Serbia had. theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/kim-jong-un.jpg
Thought the DPRK had MIG29's in their inventory m8.
I'm more amazed by the strength of the bunker door hinges.
communist technology
...no isn't that Archimedes Technology 😆 ...or Ancient Alien Tech from the Asgards 🤔
This is Okay, now will be used by Nato, they already installed the Patriots, but there are even better and more sophisticated military bases in Albania, all mountains are full of bases, there are cities underground, endless bunkers and concrete tunnels, trenches in every city in every 2-3 blocks. Bases deep in the mountains where planes start from deep inside and they just pop out right to the sky, submarine bases etc etc … it’s crazy man …
Loved that those massive giant concrete steel doors swung so easily. Well made! They have to weigh tons each but that soldier one handed it!
Museum would be a great place for them. It part of history .
That was when Albania did have an airforce.
Damn those bunker doors seem to move smoothly even though their heavy steel
"their"? WTF is wrong with your brain?
@@Marauder1981 shut up
I wondered what happened with migs from my country Poland and i found this nice
most likely were stripped of all interior components and anything else useful then stored in some derelict field in the countryside where it rusts and rots(that's generally the case in former soviet republics and warsaw pact countries)
0:20 I'm going to say nostalgia like that from now on
Well. Nothιng wrong with that, its a greek word entirely and he pronouned it the right way
Actually like John says the pronunciation is actually more accurate like that.
In Italy we say It like that
nostalJIA
That's how Albanians pronounce the "gia" at the end. It's just an accent thing
Is there any update on what has happened with the air base and the jets?
airbase is still there, jets are preatty much sent for scrap
New NATO airbase is built now
I wonder if they will trade my vahuxall corsa for one.... mine is much newer but no cannons.
That's like close to $12k! I want! Would love to fly em. :3
....you can't afford the fuel, muchless the repairs for recertification or maintenance, or the Spares, which have to be custom made 🤔 they don't make 70 yo aircraft parts anymore...
Everything in Albania is either dilapidated or for sale.
Or both.
Ei herranletta teitä puskaryssiä.
You confuse Albania with your mother man. Albania is not for sale , and it doesn’t conduct false flag operations , it doesn’t have colonies and it doesn’t kill its own citizens like NY 9/11 2001. There’s a reason Albania has survived as a nation through centuries of wars and it’s still there. Albania is a nation, not a corporation , kids there can find their country in the map and they know how to sing their own national anthem. You got it all confused with your mother and sister probably..
Come to Albania to buy or get yourself something, bring your mother and your sister.
Where was Dutch ww2? We had enver Hoxha in the 19‘s and in that time we could have destroyed u guys in a second
Only 10000 euros. Shut up and take my money
My thought exactly. Sure to be a typo
They don't work though, also transporting will be more expensive than the plane itself.
10,000 is not bad but I imagine to try get one flying would cost a ton, but they can be good for promotions in etc, in my home town a new night club opened and had very nice restored mig 21, parked by the door, good way to get your business some attention
@@nuddin99 yeah you're right
@@hamishgaffaney5323 sounds cool and yeah I understand, sadly :/
Three decades after shedding communism, Albanian authorities are still trying to sell off the Soviet and Chinese-made aircraft, of which there are dozens more in another nearby air base. Individuals are also on the waiting list, including Albania-based French businessman Julien Roche, who plans to install the plane in his garden. "It's not so easy to get this kind of aircraft now, because all of them have been mainly destroyed, not stored like they are in Albania," he told AFP, from a house brimming with eccentric items. He has put his name down for one of the oldest models, a Chinese-made MiG-15 with a price tag of around 10,000 euros ($11,000), which was used by North Koreans before being gifted to Albania.
North Koreans still flying some Mig-15 and Mig-17s, wtf! Time frozen :)
Samuel L Sanctions won’t let them get anymore
I don't want to see the bill for the annual.
coherence_x54r annual maintenance?
@@tommy3v625 Yes. Airworthiness.
@@coherence_x54rNot sure if you saw the video but they're caked in dust, as if anyone was maintaining them...
@@1240Dax thanks Captain Obvious. Didn't get the joke I see.
@@1240Dax those migs were dusty but there are alot of other places in albania were migs are actually looking like brand new.
Where is this bunker?
Ill buy one i have no space to park it so ill just fly forever
I'm sure this isn't the only base out there.
It isnt ;)
we have like 50 hidden bases lol
What a beautifull aircraft
He closed the door single handedly
Albanian soldiers 😂
one day india will flood the market with their stock of 21s when they decide to decommission them, and those will be in flyable condition.. croatia and romania plan to dispose of their stock in the next few year too, i don't know how many russia is keeping in war reserves or mothballed.. there's also a bunch of them to be found in various african and central asian countries
We are gonna replace all of them with Rafael in a year
Put them up on olx or amazon
It’s been a while now. Does anyone know if any of the planes were sold?
most got sold or scrapped only the mig 21s and some mig 19s are being kept inside
Many are sold before some years for less than 10K€
are they flyable?
North Korea would probably be happy to buy them and use for parts
Somebody make a documentary on this quick before the planes are gone.
India brought down an F-16 with it :)
mr vain Proof of that?
@@mrvain1470 bull shit
mr vain give us sources mr bobblehead.
pescod96 that's not a viable source you hack! Nice try though Apu.
I'll buy one for my backyard! Just give free shipping 😂
I'll give you £4
with ammunition or without?
They are usless they cant fly you can use just for decoration this is reason for what they cost 10.000 euro i have one in my garden
With Nukes !!
I'll take three. One for my living room, one as my daily driver and the third as a spare.
Any chance we can just fly in and fly it home?
10.000 euros?? fuck me, i could buy one of these XD
Alright I'll write a check for one and spare parts. Either an F-7 or Mig-15.
10.000 euros for a mig21? If it has all the parts i would love to buy one just for static view .... Of course with no wepons, but i wonder if its legit and how should i proceed?
Carlos Ferreira My guess is to contact the Albanian Government.
@@MattMerica76 Thanks, ive sent an email to albanian embassy, lets hoppe they reply!
Hey let us know how that goes. 10,000 euros, man. Send out a world wide email, need Mig21 mechanic, will fly you and your family to the US. Will put your family up in nice condo while you work on my Mig21!!!
@@Woody-nc1ru i will, and i would help you fix your mig21, however, you need more than 1 mechanic for it, also a huge amount of new parts, its not worth to make it fly, its dangerous also. Probably cheaper in US to buy an F-16A
@@carlosferreira7757 Hahaha yeah figured youd need a whole work force to get one flying again. Plus you have no way to know what that jet has been throu before, structurally etc. Ive had several projects that initially are cheap at the beginning but down the road$$$$$. I was just daydreaming about this anyways, the logistics for something like this would be a nightmare
Are those still even airworthy?
Some of them yes but whats the point of flying those kind of jets? But its pretty good for decoration.
this whil be Nice as tecno or dance club. somting as the rave culture in the 80 and 90.
If you say so
Let me buy those, how much?
Ok 2 of them please.
$10,000 euros!! I want one!!! The wife will kill me but screw it, I want one lol
Do yourself a favour you married the wrong person
For a second I thought the thumbnail was from gmod lmao.
someguy someone high graphics 2009 game
how much
a little bit of carburetor cleaner and fresh fuel and they will fly again
Gonna need lots of work, from electrical check including battery, light, tire, and more. Remember the item was not mothballed.
Ho fatto il militare in quella base , anzi nel tunnel . Spettacolare come concezione militare non lo so se si troveranno al mondo come questa.
Hello how are you doing today how much mig21 press
I wonder what the requirements are for a test drive
Obv none of these planes are presently airworthy
There are such a tourist trip offering that kind of experience in russia. I believe its using mig 29.
The requirement is to have a wish to die
I want Super Fulcrum stay in my garage 😆✌️
unless it’s free given by soviet russia, I wonder could albania pay for a fulcrum mig 23 in between 1970-1980 ?😵
Kinda sad to see those once proud aircraft wasting away, a lot of history there.
Hello i work as a sale agent in Albania if you are serious and interested you can contact me in this email: eneabako@gmail.com For the price, pappers and shipping proccedures you have to be here in person. The ministry of defefence doesnt do shipping abroad. I have some connections with the ministry of defence wich will be helpfull in acquiring/buying. I will be your guide and translator, i will help you the moment you set foot on the airport.
If I won a million this would be on the list
Can sell on Amazon it's easy to sold there
How can I get one
Contact with albanian ministry of defence
I'll buy a MiG21! I have my own parking space here at my apartment 😊 Wait...
hello how are you doing please price mig 21
I thought i have invented something but underground airports were already popular 70years ago :D these hidden mountain air bases are useless when you bomb the runway are there airports with underground runways?
yes there is another base tunel with huge length in between so planes can fly out of it directly but needs alot of skill to land
Yeah there hasnt been any uses for them this long I doubt anyone will, ever ! I guess you could spray crops fast lol
Well sometimes they do have use! For example Ukraine could buy them to feed the crimea war.
They were useful to patrol our airspace without relying on foreign air forces to guard our skies.
They can be renovated and put in use by NATO aircraft and also many small NATO fighter jets can fit .
HOLY FUCK, only €10,000!? ill take 10 after i refinance my house!
Selling for scrap and metal I assume? 😂 This isn’t worth even for museum.
I'll give everything for a MIG-21
Mig any!
not mig21 . It’s China F-7
@@tkc61770 Mig or Tomcat!
@eleven0xi Oh ok...
Before one mig (not airworthiness ) and not in function but scrap was sold by 10,000€ here , I ask my family to buy one but they don’t allow for scrap , but believe me before one decade some were sold for less of 10K and they were not functional but great as a museum or smth! ! If planes don’t work airport and airbase can still work with some changes !
Put them in a mueseum or air show
Mig 19s? Mig 21
10,000€ ?? I could offer more than that!
hydrogen ok, Bill Gates
@@je6874 10,000 is not a lot of money
@@solomale2156 you cant fly but just for decoration they are so old if they can fly the albania will not sell this airplane they are to old i think they are of the 1960 or 1970 i dont know exalty
You don't need to go up into the mountains, as you arrive at Tirana airport to the left of the terminal just up from the control tower you will see loads of old migs parked up. Just have a look on google earth and you will see them.
Maybe just me but doesn't this make Bob lazars storey even more real? Bunkers in mountains
We have all kinds of mountains in Albania and yes many militaries are setting up bunkers inside because of the protection mountains offer.
Price is 10.000euros
India still uses those 😂😂😭
You still pray to a stupid religion
Wow how much is one jet
Around 10.000 euros
You might want to sell those to Luke Skywalker and the rebels to against the empire.
Put me down for two....
10,000? Ill buy one lol.
Well one such old mig 21 of the Indian air Force shot down an f16 of the pakistan air force recently
Pilot matters
@@PIFFthePUFF420 agreed
10,000 is not bad for a mig but i wonder how much resrtorstion will cost. Maybe they have spare parts for cheap.
They cant be restoration has said a experts of areplanes when he comes to visit this airplanes can just use for decoration
I love mig21
For the small price of 10k euros I can have my own Airforce. Just take all my money
For 10k you get a non working plane. You're going to need about ten more then you're in business . Let's start our own air force 😀
Just give them all to me…
10000 Euro? Mine!
but what if i don't want a mig......................what else ya got in that hangar? 😎
Bro I buy it for 40.000 euro
Ajde reci mi sine, koja ti je zadnja cijena?
Haha this reminds me of indian airforce
Lol it be cheaper to buy a new mig 27 than to make those things Air worthy.
Those planes arent supposed to fly anyways. Its for decoration
Wauw
I wonder what goes on underground in Russia, china, ukraine, germany. We all are wondering what happens underground. If its not bad stuff that idec you can do all you want underground
ENVER HOXHA TUNELE RRIN GJALL KANA HAL
Flash2: Buying mig 30k
I'll take 3
On 10k euros
Sell them to india they have shortage 😂
We have more warplanes than your country unless you are from US, Russia or China. Period
10,000 euros is $11,192 American, well that’s what google says. But jeez that’s fucking cheap
All were shot down by f4 phantoms
No
What are i talking ?
Super sus: yeah boi!! Bunker!
Lol 10000 euro for an mig 21 I am in
Do mig 21 is a bit more expensive
A ok my bad ...wasn t focused!
Indians are flying these ,abhi nandhan 🤣
Philippines is looking for a dozen of MRF and these babes could fit in to their standard of low tech with low budget air force.
And next, now for display #2...... for sale we have an Albanian Navy glass bottomed boat, so you can easily view the REST of the Albanian Navy!
don't look at India.
Sell them to americans,they already bought mig 29's silently,these might help
Now they have flying Donkeys!
Dimtiri you are donkey
Top gear anyone?
Migs are done, 20 years ago. Sukhoi is now the big thing and deal. They went out 35 years ago. Its flying rubbish
Brahh they are not for sale for military use they are for private use People that restore this type of plane's.
I mean I think a upgraded mig 29 wouldn't be a bad plane up against a F18 or F16 or something.
I would not rather buy a goofy rusty mig-15 lol