Oct 29, 2024
Mielec M-28 Skytruck passing over head as it climbs out of Bad Zwischenahn Airfield, Germany
seen from Netherlands
seen from T1
seen from Sweden
seen from Netherlands
seen from Singapore
seen from France
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from Poland
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from Netherlands
seen from Brazil
seen from T1
seen from Syria
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from China
seen from China
Mielec M-28 Skytruck passing over head as it climbs out of Bad Zwischenahn Airfield, Germany
A Polish Navy M-28 Skytruck arriving at RAF Fairford for the RIAT Airshow
M-28 Skytruck taxiing in at Gateway Airport, Az
While this Skytruck carries a civilian registration and paint scheme, it is operated by the 318th SOS, USAF Special Operations Command, located at Hurlbert Field, Florida.
The M-28 or M-29 Davy Crockett tactical nuclear recoilless gun, deployed by the US army during the cold war. It actually fired a nuclear warhead, with a range of about 3 miles, unfortunately that was also the fallout radius, so the weapon would also require a tactical retreat. It was tested successfully for the president at the time to view. A total of 2100 were made, some would be mounted on the Willys MB jeep, they were deployed with the US army on several occasions but were never used against the enemy (whoever that was at the time) and the units were deactivated in 1968.