After a two year break on May 27 and 28, 2003 in Kliniska near Szczecin the exercise DOL (Drogowy Odcinek Lotniskowy = highway strip landing) took place. As the name indicates flying is carried out from a section of a regular road that is prepared for that purpose and closed to traffic.
Unfortunately, no MiG-21s flew during this year's exercise. While no flight movements of MiG-21s were planned for the press day on May 27th anyway, missions of 41st ELT MiG-21s from Malbork scheduled for the next day were canceled due to technical problems. Nevertheless the DOL again offered the fascinating possibility to watch combat aircraft in action very closely.
