Alright German reunification is officially marked on Oct. 3 1990 after the DDR signed treaties with W. Germany and a separate one with England, France, Russia and the U.S. as required by treaty after WWII. We know the DDR NVA transport planes and LSK/LV MiG-29
(MiG-29G until Dec. 2003.) were fully operational w/Luftwaffe. As it turns out from the below source and others the DDR flew both the Hind D/P models. We have proof the Luftwaffe evaluated the Hind P. I now suspect the following...though as already noted all DDR equipment was fully integrated into German Bundeswehr, that the older MiGs and Hind D (Hungary I believe.) models were sold off/displayed/or scrapped. But Poland didn't get the Hind P until mid '92 it appears so far, though still checking. It doesn't take that long to do a flight eval. So the bottom line for the Hind P is and under the circumstances of the reunification (Trained Flight & Maint. crews, manuals, spare parts etc.) there is a definite window of opportunity that the Luftwaffe had these available if needed for border or combat patrols. I hope to get some answers from the below source and am awaiting activation of my account to do so. Along with getting permission to use these pictures if needed here for the DDR OOB as they are of excellent quality. Refing the thread in question/Pg. 4 as it touches on the 91/92 Hind P Luftwaffe use. This is worth it just for the DDR in flight pics alone throughout the thread as I couldn't find any good ones on Bing or Google.
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=mig-29&page=4
These guys seem "serious" (Sounds familiar!?!) and might provide some useful info from the Wehrmacht, DDR to present.
Regards,
Pat