Pearls airport in Grenada offers the photographer the chance to take their camera inside and around some deserted Soviet aircraft. Nature is slowly reclaiming the bodies of the aircraft and you are free to explore them at your leisure.
As part of the US invasion of Grenada in 1983 US marines took control of Pearls Airport and seized 2 aircraft. A Cubana Airways AN-26 which had just flown in from Havana and a small crop spraying biplane a AN-2R which was a gift from the Soviet Union. These aircraft have been decaying ever since and are easily accessible from the airport road. The old runway is now used for drag racing and the terminal building is a driving test centre.
Why did USA invade Grenada I asked chatGPT.
The United States invaded Grenada in 1983, citing concerns about the safety of American citizens on the island and the threat posed by the pro-communist government that had taken power in a coup.
The immediate trigger for the invasion was the ousting and execution of Grenada’s Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop, by a Marxist-Leninist faction within his own party. The coup sparked violence and instability on the island, and the United States government feared for the safety of American medical students who were studying at a university in Grenada.
President Ronald Reagan and his administration also saw the situation in Grenada as an opportunity to demonstrate American strength and resolve in the face of perceived Soviet expansionism in the region. The Soviet Union had been supporting leftist governments in other Caribbean countries, and the United States believed that the coup in Grenada was part of a broader pattern of communist influence.
The U.S. invasion, which involved over 7,000 troops, was carried out over the course of several days and resulted in the defeat of the Grenadian military forces. The intervention was controversial, with critics arguing that it was an illegal violation of Grenada’s sovereignty and an unnecessary use of military force. However, supporters of the invasion argued that it was necessary to protect American citizens and prevent the spread of communism in the region.
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