Inside eerie abandoned communist military airport with an underground base and rusting fighters surrounded

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These haunting images reveal the ruins of Croatia's Zeljava Air Base, located under Pljesevica Mountain on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 20 years after it was abandoned

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These haunting images reveal the ruins of Croatia's Zeljava Air Base, located under Pljesevica Mountain on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 20 years after it was abandoned
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A military plane has been left to rust at the former air base which was destroyed in the war in 1992
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Inside the cockpit of a plane that has become an attraction for adventurous photographers and explorers
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Fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft were stationed at the base during conflict in the early 1990s
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Zeljava was Yugoslavia's largest underground airport, and one of the largest of its kind in Europe
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The view from inside the underground air base, looking out towards an entrance
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It took nearly 20 years to build the base after construction began in 1948 after World War II
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Zelijava and a number of planes were abandoned during the Croatian War of Independence in 1992
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The remains of a plane in a part of the air base which has been reclaimed by nature over the decades
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Photographer Thomas Windisch, who travelled to the site, snapped photos inside old planes
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Yugoslavia was said to have spent billions to construct the mysterious air base under a mountain
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The communist nation set up the air base for defence purposes, hoping to create an early warning radar network
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Planes took off from five runways, some of which were destroyed during the conflict
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The clandestine air base was given the code name Object 505 during its construction
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Locates just metres from the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the base is surrounded by minefields
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Zeljava was said to have been designed to sustain a direct hit from a 20-kiloton nuclear bomb

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These haunting images reveal the ruins of Croatia's Zeljava Air Base, located under Pljesevica Mountain on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 20 years after it was abandoned
2.
A military plane has been left to rust at the former air base which was destroyed in the war in 1992
3.
Inside the cockpit of a plane that has become an attraction for adventurous photographers and explorers
4.
Fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft were stationed at the base during conflict in the early 1990s
5.
Zeljava was Yugoslavia's largest underground airport, and one of the largest of its kind in Europe
6.
The view from inside the underground air base, looking out towards an entrance
7.
It took nearly 20 years to build the base after construction began in 1948 after World War II
8.
Zelijava and a number of planes were abandoned during the Croatian War of Independence in 1992
9.
The remains of a plane in a part of the air base which has been reclaimed by nature over the decades
10.
Photographer Thomas Windisch, who travelled to the site, snapped photos inside old planes
11.
Yugoslavia was said to have spent billions to construct the mysterious air base under a mountain
12.
The communist nation set up the air base for defence purposes, hoping to create an early warning radar network
13.
Planes took off from five runways, some of which were destroyed during the conflict
14.
The clandestine air base was given the code name Object 505 during its construction
15.
Locates just metres from the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the base is surrounded by minefields
16.
Zeljava was said to have been designed to sustain a direct hit from a 20-kiloton nuclear bomb

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Inside eerie abandoned communist military airport with an underground base and rusting fighters surrounded

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These haunting images reveal the ruins of Croatia's Zeljava Air Base, located under Pljesevica Mountain on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 20 years after it was abandoned

2.
A military plane has been left to rust at the former air base which was destroyed in the war in 1992

3.
Inside the cockpit of a plane that has become an attraction for adventurous photographers and explorers

4.
Fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft were stationed at the base during conflict in the early 1990s

5.
Zeljava was Yugoslavia's largest underground airport, and one of the largest of its kind in Europe

6.
The view from inside the underground air base, looking out towards an entrance

7.
It took nearly 20 years to build the base after construction began in 1948 after World War II

8.
Zelijava and a number of planes were abandoned during the Croatian War of Independence in 1992

9.
The remains of a plane in a part of the air base which has been reclaimed by nature over the decades

10.
Photographer Thomas Windisch, who travelled to the site, snapped photos inside old planes

11.
Yugoslavia was said to have spent billions to construct the mysterious air base under a mountain

12.
The communist nation set up the air base for defence purposes, hoping to create an early warning radar network

13.
Planes took off from five runways, some of which were destroyed during the conflict

14.
The clandestine air base was given the code name Object 505 during its construction

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Locates just metres from the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the base is surrounded by minefields

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Zeljava was said to have been designed to sustain a direct hit from a 20-kiloton nuclear bomb

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1. These haunting images reveal the ruins of Croatia's Zeljava Air Base, located under Pljesevica Mountain on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 20 years after it was abandoned

2. A military plane has been left to rust at the former air base which was destroyed in the war in 1992

3. Inside the cockpit of a plane that has become an attraction for adventurous photographers and explorers

4. Fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft were stationed at the base during conflict in the early 1990s

5. Zeljava was Yugoslavia's largest underground airport, and one of the largest of its kind in Europe

6. The view from inside the underground air base, looking out towards an entrance

7. It took nearly 20 years to build the base after construction began in 1948 after World War II

8. Zelijava and a number of planes were abandoned during the Croatian War of Independence in 1992

9. The remains of a plane in a part of the air base which has been reclaimed by nature over the decades

10. Photographer Thomas Windisch, who travelled to the site, snapped photos inside old planes

11. Yugoslavia was said to have spent billions to construct the mysterious air base under a mountain

12. The communist nation set up the air base for defence purposes, hoping to create an early warning radar network

13. Planes took off from five runways, some of which were destroyed during the conflict

14. The clandestine air base was given the code name Object 505 during its construction

15. Locates just metres from the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the base is surrounded by minefields

16. Zeljava was said to have been designed to sustain a direct hit from a 20-kiloton nuclear bomb

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These haunting images reveal the ruins of Croatia's Zeljava Air Base, located under Pljesevica Mountain on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 20 years after it was abandoned

2.
A military plane has been left to rust at the former air base which was destroyed in the war in 1992

3.
Inside the cockpit of a plane that has become an attraction for adventurous photographers and explorers

4.
Fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft were stationed at the base during conflict in the early 1990s

5.
Zeljava was Yugoslavia's largest underground airport, and one of the largest of its kind in Europe

6.
The view from inside the underground air base, looking out towards an entrance

7.
It took nearly 20 years to build the base after construction began in 1948 after World War II

8.
Zelijava and a number of planes were abandoned during the Croatian War of Independence in 1992

9.
The remains of a plane in a part of the air base which has been reclaimed by nature over the decades

10.
Photographer Thomas Windisch, who travelled to the site, snapped photos inside old planes

11.
Yugoslavia was said to have spent billions to construct the mysterious air base under a mountain

12.
The communist nation set up the air base for defence purposes, hoping to create an early warning radar network

13.
Planes took off from five runways, some of which were destroyed during the conflict

14.
The clandestine air base was given the code name Object 505 during its construction

15.
Locates just metres from the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the base is surrounded by minefields

16.
Zeljava was said to have been designed to sustain a direct hit from a 20-kiloton nuclear bomb