Airfield ZELJAVA
Monument to the human's ingenuity (...and stupidity)
Airfield now Pljesevica-slope
Memory to Robert Facebook (LYBI Željava) exYU AIR FORCE equip.     LYBI dioramas  
AIRFIELD NOW (1992/1993/2003/2005/2006/2007/2008)

1992

Bosnian army on the runway 1 (32R)

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This video has been recorded 2.5 months after destruction of the airport Zeljava, august 1992.
Members of the Bosnian army went to evaluate state of the runways and determine where is the border line between Bosnia and Croatia.


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Reconnaissancee of the Bosnian army

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This video has been recorded 5 months after the destrucion of airfield Zeljava, in october, 1992 by the exYugoslav People's Army.
Reconnaissance mission of the Bosnian Army with main objective to evaluate the scale of the airfield destruction.
During this mission Bosnian soldiers walk through the forest on slope of mountain Pljesevica and they discover few ventilaton shafts.
Thorugh them underground facility "Klek" was supplyed by fresh air.
Some of those shafts was under mine and also surrounding of the patrol path.
The greatest visible damage on these recording is one the entrance/exit 3 from Croatian side (2nd from Bosnian side), and thet damaga took place after detonation of the tank trailer with ~30.000 liters of the fuel.




 


 

1993/4 (?)

Bosnian army at the position of the GCA radar and runway 1 (32R)
part 1

part 2

part 3

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Bosnian army at position of the GCA radar 1993/4(?).

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2003

Croatian television (HTV) reportage about Zeljava airport
 

Croatian television (HTV) reportage about Zeljava airport (construction and present state).

 


 


2005

LYBI-forum team 1st time on the Zeljava airfield
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2006

Aeroclub Bihac fly above Zeljava
Lower picture shows external disposition of the objects in the airfield area

Photos has been made by members of the aeroclub Bihac in year 2006.
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source link: http://community.webshots.com/user/blanikl13.

Pictures below clearly shows damaged runways.Airfield was destroyed by YPA on 16.may.1992.

Junction-runways 2 and 3
Junction-runways 2 and 5
Low approach for runway 2
Runway 1 with apron 2
Runway 1 with apron 2
         
Runway 2
Runways 1 and 2
Runways 2, 5 and 3
Approach for runway 1
Runways 1 and 3 with apron 2
         
Junction-runways 2 and 5
Runway 1 with apron 2
Junction-runways 2 and 3, + apron 1

 

 
Excellent photo display who shows present state of the access roads to airfiled and the runways 5 and 2....all on the Bosnian side of border.(recoreded in 2006)
(thanks to Damir S. from Bihac on this)
1)Acces road to airfield from the direction of Bihac and Vedro Polje
2)Entrance 4 with surrounding access roads and the begining of the runway 5
3)Runway 5
4)Junction of the runways 5 i 2
5)Runway 2 (14R, 32L)
6)Runway 5, return toward the entrance 4
7)Departure to the Vedro Polje and Bihac

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1)Acces road to airfield from the direction of Bihac and Vedro Polje

2)Entrance 4 with surrounding access roads and the begining of the runway 5

3)Runway 5

4)Junction of the runways 5 i 2

5)Runway 2 (14R, 32L)

6)Runway 5, return toward the entrance 4

7)Departure to the Vedro Polje and Bihac

 




2007

Paraglider flight above Zeljava airfield with spectacular photos

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Source--->www.motori.hr

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15.07.2007.















2008

BUNKERMAN on the Zeljava airfield
 
Reportage of the NUF-Bunkerman from february 2008.year.



LYBI-forum team in building SUKL
 

Airfield Željava, building SUKL (13.04.2008.)

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LYBI-forum team with LupusREBEL guidance climb up at the control tower and guard house with KK9 ventilation shaft...in KK9 we were down the camera
 

Airfield Zeljava, control tower. (13.04.2008.)

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KK9-look in the abyss (09.05.2008.)  

Airfield Zeljava, guard house and ventilation shaft KK9 + lowerig the camera in the KK9. (09.05. i 06.09.2008.)

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KK9-camera descent, part1(09.06.2008.)
Lowering the video camera in the ventilation shaft KK9

KK9-camera descent, part2(09.06.2008.)
....assumed depth is above 90-200 meters, correct information is unavailable for now.

 


 


LYBI-forum team pilot perform 1st flight (known to us) on the main runway 14L after 16 years
Return to flight on Zeljava after 16 years.

Airfiled Zeljava, runway 14L (06.09.2008.)

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...more pictures on the same theme (thanks to author Funjai)











 

 


..more pictures from AF Zeljave from 2007 (thanks to author Blake)







Few video clips from www.motori.hr guys (2007.year)