@Gomig-21, since you’ve been around for a while now, we’re warfare magazines published in Egypt before? I’m referring to magazines about the Egyptian Artillery force and Navy in specific, thanks.
I like the way you said that with such politeness and respect, I really appreciate it. Most people would say "hey since you're an old geezer or bastard...." loool.
No magazines that I was aware of, but then I was pretty young at the time and all military stuff was on TV news and just published in Al Ahram daily newspaper. There would be huge sections the days leading up to the 6th October parade and great pictures the day after.
We were in El Dokkie and for some reason, it was the pathway for the run of the jets from wherever they took off to the parade or returning, especially the MiG-21s and let me tell you, not only did they fly low, they would usually be in finger-4 formations and those things would blow your ear drums out. Very exciting because they would pass really fast and low and me and my brothers and cousins and all 158 family members living in the building looool would all be hanging off the balconies waiting for it.
Unlike fly-by's here in the US, they're usually above 2000ft to 5000ft and speeds somewhat tempered except at opening ball games, you see the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels make rather fast fly-by's but other than that, US Navy and USAF jets fly at moderate speeds for fly-bys. But back in the day, late seventies and early to mid-80,s, EAF MiG-21s -- and on occasion we would see the Mirages in the distance -- they would scream by really low.
But I don't remember any magazines for warfare or the military or anything of the sort. Not even any TV programs like they have by the dozens nowadays, where a host of a program will dedicate an entire show to certain military items. Times have changed quite a bit since back during Sadat's and the very early days of Mubarak.
And of course, most of you younglings here probably couldn't imagine a time where there was no Internet or cell phones. The instant information global superhighway has altered and changed the dynamics of programing and showing. Didn't have any of that back then. We had rotary phones, man! Any of you fellas know how to dial a rotary phone? LMAO.
