There have always been, and there will be, among us people who are sincere, obsessed, something that drives them towards the goal from childhood. A few days ago, in a yard in Keycross, I saw some refurbished fighter planes that looked exactly as if they had just rolled out of former Soviet factories.
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At that time, when these machines were still reinforcing Warsaw Pact forces east of the Iron Curtain, they could only be seen from afar. There were no flying days in socialism, as there are today. The only time we saw these winged weapons was when they flew overhead. At one point, MiGs were also flying over our family home in Tizantul, causing massive damage above our heads. When we left the Warsaw Pact, and after a while they were replaced by the army, one of the commissioning companies tried to sell defused weapons. This is how János Ferko bought the “garden dwellers” at the MiG base in Kiskőrös and Szuhoj Fészek, almost piece by piece, which recall the past military experiences of the older generation, and recall a chapter of military history for the younger generation.
The owner from Kiskőrös – who has loved airplanes since childhood – has invested thousands of hours of work restoring the terrifying machines so that they attract the attention of interested people. Anyone who has seen the garden exhibit has probably gone home with a great experience after visiting. However, a sincere person never stops, he keeps dreaming. What is the dream of Kiskőrös Mosque? The MiG 29, Fulcrum, will still look good among other aircraft, Janos Verko said. There will be a place for her at the end of the garden.
