Siebel Si-204/Aero C-3 2.Cást

2nd edition of a long-sold out and very successful publication, this time in the Aero edition. The publication will be published in a total of three issues of Aero, in numbers 92, 93 and 94.

"Síbl", or trophy aircraft of German origin Siebel Si 204 and its Czechoslovak the unlicensed copy of the Aero C-3 undoubtedly belongs to the legendary aircraft of the post-war era of the Czech Republic. air force. In terms of numbers, it was among the few most numerous and most widespread types, and thus its role was no less significant compared to the other originally German types, "mules", "arads" and "bikras". In addition, its use included a relatively wide range of different tasks both in air transport and in training, aerial photography and photogrammetry, and finally, from the end of 1951, in the process of building the entire bomber division. In this case, his role was rather symbolic in terms of combat value, but even so, thanks to him, the division's personnel could be prepared enough within a few years to be able to start the transition to the Ilyushin Il-28 jet bombers in 1955.