Monday, 19 December 2016

Su-27 Сухой Су-27 fighter

Sukhoi Su-27 Сухой Су-27 fighter in thje backyard of the Russian Armed Forces Museum in Moscow, 03 November 2016.











MiG-29 fighter in Moscow

Mikoyan MiG-29 Микоян МиГ-29 fighter aircraft in thje backyard of the Russian Armed Forces Museum in Moscow, 03 November 2016.










Remains of CIA U-2 Spy Aircraft shot down 01 May 1960

Remains of CIA U-2 Spy Aircraft piloted by Frances Gary Powers, shot down 01 May 1960, displayed at the Russian Armed Forces Museum in Moscow, 03 November 2016. The wreckage is in the room with displays about USSR and Russian Air Defence Forces (PVO-stranny). Above the wreckage is a main stage (warhead) of the S-75 Dvina SAM anti-aircraft missile type used to shoot down the U-2.

















 





Wednesday, 14 December 2016

MiG-15UTI Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15 jet trainer (1949)

MiG-15UTI Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15 jet trainer (1949) at the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino (Moscow Region), 02 November 2016.


Voisin reconnaissance bomber (1914)

Voisin reconnaissance bomber in Russian imperial colours (1914) indoors at the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino (Moscow Region), 02 November 2016.




Sopwith Triplane in Russian imperial colours (WW1)

Sopwith Triplane in Russian imperial colours (WW1) at the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino (Moscow Region), 02 November 2016.



Soviet single-jet-engine biplane for soft surfaces

Soviet single-jet-engine biplane for soft surfaces, in Aeroflot colours, at the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino (Moscow Region), 02 November 2016. This may have  been considered as a replacement for the An-2.



Beriev Be-12 Бериев Бe-12 amphibious anti-submarine aircraft (1960)

Beriev Be-12 Бериев Бe-12 amphibious anti-submarine aircraft (1960) at the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino (Moscow Region), 02 November 2016.




Tupolev Tu-114 Тyполев Тy-114 long-range passenger aircraft (1957)

Tupolev Tu-114 Тyполев Тy-114 long-range passenger aircraft in Aeroflot colours (1957) at the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino (Moscow Region), 02 November 2016.






Sukhoi Su-17M3 Cухой Су-17M3 fighter-bomber (1966)

Sukhoi Su-17M3 Cухой Су-17M3 fighter-bomber (1966) at the Russian Air Force Museum at Monino (Moscow Region), 02 November 2016.