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Countries![USA](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/test/thumbs/test-11.jpg)
America![Airfields](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/test/thumbs/test-11.jpg)
Airfields![Military](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/test/thumbs/test-11.jpg)
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Andrews Air Force BaseActive duty and retired personnel were able to drive near the flight line and photograph the aircraft. These photos were taken from about 1978 through the 1980s… ![bone_yd](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/bone_yd/thumbs/MVC-216F.JPG)
Bone YardThe 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The aircraft may be seen only by bus caught at the Pima Air Museum Visited… ![Buckley](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/Buckley/thumbs/buck-005.jpg)
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Davis-Monthan AFBNorth Gate Exhibit NOT the Bone Yard. These aircraft may be viewed by appointment only or with a valid military ID card Visited in August 1989. Return to the… ![DC](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/DC/thumbs/aafb-077.jpg)
DC Air National GuardDistrict of Columbia Air National Guard, located at one end of the massive Andrews Air Force Base (today, Joint Base Andrews). I have chosen to place photos… ![dyess](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/dyess/thumbs/DSC_0636.JPG)
Dyess Air Force BaseDyess Air Force Base, Texas, near Abilene To visit, see https://www.dyess.af.mil/Library/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/267573/dyess-air-park Visited 13 May 2014.… ![edwards](res/folder-book.svg)
Edwards Air Force BaseBoth the NASA part of the base as well as the Air Force Flight Test Center portion. Visited twice, these photos are from those trips at the end of the 1980s.… ![Hancock](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/Hancock/thumbs/68-7972.jpg)
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Kelly AFBSomeone gave me these photos which were taken at Kelly AFB, Texas, in spring of 1986. I have never been to Kelly. Return to the state where located. ![luke](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/luke/thumbs/luke-05.jpg)
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MARTD Andrews AFBMarine Air Reserve Training Detachment (MARTD), Andrews Air Force Base. Return to the state where located. ![Maxwell](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/Maxwell/thumbs/DSC_0546%20%283%29.JPG)
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Naval Air Facility WashingtonLocated on the far side of Andrews Air Force Base, the Naval side of the airfield provided escorted visits each Saturday afternoon of transient aircraft on the… ![meridian](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/meridian/thumbs/DSC_0741.JPG)
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Palmdale, CaliforniaLocation of plants where military aircraft are constructed. I was there in the 1980s. Return to the state where located. ![pax](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/pax/thumbs/pax-006.jpg)
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Pittsburgh International…The photos were taken while taxiing past the Air National Guard facility at the airport. Return to the state where located. ![Unknown](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/Unknown/thumbs/uni-mar86-224-34.jpg)
Unknown USAF BasesMiscellaneous photos I may or may not have taken at various unidentifed airfields. ![willow](res/folder-book.svg)
Willow Grove Naval Air StationA suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is now closed and the aircraft on display next to the fence have been relocated to other museums. Return to the state… ![wright-pat](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/wright-pat/thumbs/wp-jun1983-003.jpg)
Wright-Patterson AFBI was frequently at Wright-Patterson AFB on business during the 1980s. I would obtain a flight-line pass in order to photograph transient aircraft and those who… ![Youngstown](Countries/USA/Airfields/Military/Youngstown/thumbs/y-011.jpg)
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Museums![www.royfc.com-301](Countries/USA/Museums/thumbs/www.royfc.com-301.jpg)
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Arizona
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Champlin Fighter MuseumMesa, Arizona A very poorly lit museum that closed in 2003. Collection is now in Seattle. Visited August 1989 Return to the state where located. ![pima](Countries/USA/Museums/arizona/pima/1989/thumbs/244-06.jpg)
Pima Air MuseumThree visits.
Return to the state where located.![1989](Countries/USA/Museums/arizona/pima/1989/thumbs/244-06.jpg)
1989Compare these photos of the aircraft displayed with how they looked during the third visit.
Visited August 1989. ![feb](Countries/USA/Museums/arizona/pima/feb/thumbs/MVC-262S.JPG)
2000Tucson, Arizona.
Second visit, February 2000. ![may](Countries/USA/Museums/arizona/pima/may/thumbs/DSC_0576.JPG)
2014Third visit. We took so many photos this trip, both from the tram and while walking around, that it is difficult to remove all the nearly duplicated shots. Date…
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Planes of FameArizona, just south of the Grand Canyon South Rim. Sadly, this museum closed in early 2023. It has been converted to a facility for “return to flight”…
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Maryland
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94th Aero SquadronA restaurant in College Park, Maryland, with some mock-ups, not real aircraft. Visited 08 March 2008. Return to the state where located. ![college](Countries/USA/Museums/Maryland/college/thumbs/PICT0010.JPG)
College Park Aviation MuseumA small collection commemorating the airfield that has been in operation longer than any other United States airfield Visited on 08 March 2008. Return to the… ![pax_river](Countries/USA/Museums/Maryland/pax_river/thumbs/PICT0065.JPG)
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Silver HillPaul Garber facility in Suitland, MD, usually referred to as Silver Hill. Silver Hill is where the aircraft are restored and kept until they can be put on…![acft](Countries/USA/Museums/Maryland/silver/acft/thumbs/silver-009.jpg)
Aircraft CollectionMany were awaiting restoration while others were just waiting to be put on display. ![art](Countries/USA/Museums/Maryland/silver/art/thumbs/silver-120.jpg)
Nose ArtA collection of nose art displayed at Silver Hill.
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Virginia
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Hampton Air Power ParkAn outdoor, roadside museum in Hampton, Virginia. Visited 05 January 2014. Return to the state where located. ![usmc](Countries/USA/Museums/VA/usmc/1970/thumbs/usmc-32.jpg)
National Museum of the United…Quantico, Virginia. When I visited originally about 1977 and again in 1986, it was simply called the Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum. The indoor photos are from…![1970](Countries/USA/Museums/VA/usmc/1970/thumbs/usmc-32.jpg)
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1986 VisitA few of these outdoor shots were taken during the 1977/1978 visit, but I do not remember which they were. ![2022](Countries/USA/Museums/VA/usmc/2022/thumbs/DSCN1283.JPG)
2022 VisitThese photos are presented in the order in which they were taken, not by type.
Visited 21 October 2022.
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Shannon Air MuseumThis collection has moved at least two times since these photos were taken in 1977 or 1978. It now is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Return to the state where… ![udvar](Countries/USA/Museums/VA/udvar/2004/thumbs/museum041013012.jpg)
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ShowsShows & Open Houses![Andrews Air Force Base](Countries/USA/Shows/Andrews%20Air%20Force%20Base/1978/thumbs/aafb-002.jpg)
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Forgotten May 1986 ShowI cannot remember where this show was held, but it should have been in Maryland. Return to the state where located. ![Meade](Countries/USA/Shows/Meade/thumbs/uni-may80-02.jpg)
Fort Meade, MarylandThey held an open day one year in the early 1980s. I forget when. Return to the state where located. ![frederick](Countries/USA/Shows/frederick/Fred88/thumbs/fred88-01.jpg)
Frederick, MarylandSome Frederick airshow photos were taken with an old Sony Mavica camera and are not as large and high quality as earlier slide scans and later digital photos.…![Fred88](Countries/USA/Shows/frederick/Fred88/thumbs/fred88-01.jpg)
1988Not sure about this.... ![1994](Countries/USA/Shows/frederick/1994/thumbs/272-05.jpg)
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Harnett County ShowWings over Harnett to show off their new terminal building, but the show was a disaster as they were not prepared for the large crowds Show held 18 October 2014… ![harrisburg](Countries/USA/Shows/harrisburg/thumbs/243-20.jpg)
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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry…It was a very grey day. Attended 30 April 2016 Return to the state where located.![Ground](Countries/USA/Shows/cherry/Ground/thumbs/DSC_0351-01.jpg)
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In the AirA very grey day with low cloud cover prevented most aircraft from performing their full demonstration routines. Photos are in order of flying sequence during…
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Meadville, PennsylvaniaWings of Eagles A World War II Air Show Attended 2 July 1988 Return to the state where located. ![moore](Countries/USA/Shows/moore/2015/thumbs/DSC_0001.JPG)
Moore County AirportThree free shows, then they began to charge outrageous entry fees. Return to the state where located.![2014](Countries/USA/Shows/moore/2014/thumbs/PICT0004.JPG)
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2015 Open HousePoor weather precluded many arrivals. The cars on display are included here, too.
Open House held 12 September 2015 ![2017](Countries/USA/Shows/moore/2017/thumbs/DSC_0043.JPG)
2017 Open HouseNot too many aircraft showed up this year. The cars on display are included here, too. Open House held 16 September 2017 . This was the last free show/open…
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Old Rhinebeck (in the Museum…Although nearly all aircraft were viewed in a flying display, Old Rhinebeck is a museum that flies full-scale models and actual restored antique aircraft.… ![Pax](res/folder-book.svg)
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Reading, Pennsylvania 2003The Reading airshow photos were taken with an old Sony Mavica camera and are not as large and high quality as later photos. Return to the state where located. ![sanford](Countries/USA/Shows/sanford/thumbs/DSC_0444.JPG)
Sanford-Lee County Airport B-17…Photographed on 21 September 2014, the bomber was in 'Memphis Belle' colors and gave rides at $450.00 a pop. Return to the state where located. ![Seymour](Countries/USA/Shows/Seymour/thumbs/PICT0038.JPG)
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Willow Grove AirshowThe Willow Grove airshow photos were taken with an old Sony Mavica camera and are not as large and high quality as later photos. 14 September 2002 Return to the…
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Canada![Airfields](Countries/Canada/Airfields/carp/thumbs/carp-02.jpg)
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Carp Airport, CanadaOttawa, Canada A friend building a Skybolt II took me there in July 1985. There were some interesting airplanes. It seems good DC-3 go here after they die.
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China![cj6a](Countries/china/cj6a/thumbs/MVC-878F.JPG)
Nanchang CJ-6AThis Chinese trainer is frequently displayed in Russian markings though, to my knowledge, they have never used it. ![cj6a_walk](Countries/china/cj6a_walk/thumbs/MVC-012F.JPG)
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England![Airfields](Countries/uk/Airfields/Civilian/heathrow/1976/thumbs/h-004.jpg)
Airfields![Civilian](Countries/uk/Airfields/Civilian/heathrow/1976/thumbs/h-004.jpg)
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London Heathrow![1976](Countries/uk/Airfields/Civilian/heathrow/1976/thumbs/h-004.jpg)
1976Photos taken on a very grey day about 1976 when one could still go to the top of a parking garage and photograph the aircraft without anyone worrying the… ![1984](Countries/uk/Airfields/Civilian/heathrow/1984/winter/thumbs/lhr-009.jpg)
1984Photos taken from the waiting room and the aircraft before takeoff for New York after a business trip 1984.
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MilitaryMilitary![Alconbury](Countries/uk/Airfields/Military/Alconbury/thumbs/alc-021.jpg)
RAF AlconburyI was able to get on a list of photographers and the press to notify when something unusual showed up at Alconbury. These photographs are from those visits. The… ![Mildenhall](Countries/uk/Airfields/Military/Mildenhall/thumbs/mil-06.jpg)
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Museums![Duxford](Countries/uk/Museums/Duxford/1970s/thumbs/dux137.jpg)
Former Royal Air Force Base…Duxford Collection
Many of the aircraft from the London museum have been moved to Duxford.![1970s](Countries/uk/Museums/Duxford/1970s/thumbs/dux137.jpg)
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2015The museum had changed considerably since my last trip. Little effort has been made to sort the photos. Date visited 11 May 2015
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Imperial War MuseumThe 1974-1977 photos were taken before the Imperial War Museum assumed control of RAF Duxford. Before that it was shared by several different organizations,…![Duxford](Countries/uk/Museums/iwm/Duxford/2015/thumbs/CSC_0280.JPG)
Imperial War Museum DuxfordDuxford Collection
Many of the aircraft from the London museum have been moved to Duxford.![1970s](Countries/uk/Museums/iwm/Duxford/1970s/thumbs/dux137.jpg)
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2015The museum had changed considerably since my last trip. Little effort has been made to sort the photos. Date visited 11 May 2015
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North East Aircraft MuseumThese 1976 photos were taken just as the museum was starting up. The aircraft still had not been moved to their permanent home. ![Cardington](Countries/uk/Museums/Cardington/thumbs/car-05.jpg)
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Royal Air Force Hendon Museum…London (Hendon), England. The aircraft in the photos from the 1970s, for the most part, are different than those in the 1984 album.![1976](Countries/uk/Museums/raf/1976/thumbs/raf-54.jpg)
1975-1976Most, but not all, of the photos in this folder are different aircraft than those in the 1984 visit folder. ![1984](Countries/uk/Museums/raf/1984/thumbs/raf-22.jpg)
1984Most, but not all, of the photos in this folder are different aircraft than those in the 1975-1976 visits folder.
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Shuttleworth CollectionOld Warden, England. For photos during Old Warden flying days, see Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society in the Shows/Open Houses folder. Visited several times… ![strath](Countries/uk/Museums/strath/thumbs/str-18.jpg)
Strathallan Aircraft CollectionSadly, the Strathallan Aircraft Collection closed in 1990. There had been a show 4 days before my visit according to my notes. Research shows it was held on…
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Shows & Open Houses![Alconbury](Countries/uk/shows/Alconbury/thumbs/alc75-05.jpg)
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Duxford ShowsPhotos from various shows between July 1974 and June 1977. ![fboro](Countries/uk/shows/fboro/1976/thumbs/f76-52.jpg)
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Shuttleworth Flying DaysI was a member of the Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society (SVAS) while I was stationed in Britain and attended a large number of the summer shows at the Old… ![stav](Countries/uk/shows/stav/thumbs/dux-s1-6.jpg)
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WycombeI have no idea why I have so few photos of this show.
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France![musee](Countries/fr/musee/Old/thumbs/mus-07.jpg)
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Paris Air ShowFour different shows.![1973](Countries/fr/Paris/1973/thumbs/par-73-02.jpg)
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1989All of these photos were taken by a friend who provided them to me some years ago.
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Germany![Airfields](Countries/gm/Airfields/frankfurt/memorial/thumbs/279-36.jpg)
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Auto & Technik MuseumSinsheim, Germany. A true "Man's Museum," it even had a complete display of Stihl chainsaws
Visited August or early September 1995.
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USSR/Russia![OKB](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/thumbs/mig.jpg)
OKBs and Designers![antonov](Countries/USSR/OKB/antonov/thumbs/antonov.jpg)
Antonov AircraftOleg Konstantinovich Antonov. Early designs were gliders. The An-2 biplane has been produced by the thousand and has been used around he world. The largest… ![beriev](Countries/USSR/OKB/beriev/thumbs/Beriev.jpg)
Beriev AircraftGeorgy Mikhailovich Beriev. Known primarily for his amphibious aircraft such as the Be-12, this Georgian designer died in 1979 at the age of 76. ![ilyushin](Countries/USSR/OKB/ilyushin/thumbs/ilyushin.jpg)
Ilyushin AircraftSergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin. He designed the famous Il-2 "Shturmovik" used widely during the Great Patriotic War (WWII). His design bureau now focuses… ![kamov](Countries/USSR/OKB/kamov/thumbs/kamov.jpg)
Kamov HelicoptersNikolay Ilyich Kamov became famous for his helicopter designs using coaxial rotors. He died in 1973 at the age of 71. ![Lavochkin](Countries/USSR/OKB/Lavochkin/thumbs/lavochkin.jpg)
Lavochkin AircraftSemyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin was involved with the designer Gorbunov until he became head of the design bureau which was renamed Lavochkin after him. His…![La-5](Countries/USSR/OKB/Lavochkin/La-5/thumbs/La-5.jpg)
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La-9 Walk-AroundWalk-around at the Military Aviation Museum near Virginia Beach, VA, 3 January 2014
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Lisunov Li-2Boris Pavlovich Lisunov was the engineer the Russians sent to the U.S. when the USSR purchased a license to build the DC-3 in Russia. He was only 48 when he… ![mig](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/thumbs/mig.jpg)
MiG AircraftArtem (Artyom) Ivanovich Mikoyan (left) together with Mikhail Iosifovich Gur'evich (right) designed such successful aircraft as the MiG-3, MiG-15 and the…![MiG-3](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/MiG-3/thumbs/MiG-3U.jpg)
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Cockpits![3Cockpit](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/pits/3Cockpit/thumbs/DSC_0233.JPG)
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MiG-15UTI CockpitPhotographed at the War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico on 16 May 2014 ![17cockpit](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/pits/17cockpit/thumbs/PICT0141.JPG)
MiG-17 cockpitA few cockpit shots taken through a worn canopy at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, Georgia ![21Cockpits](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/pits/21Cockpits/21m/thumbs/DSC_0242.JPG)
MiG-21 Cockpits![21m](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/pits/21Cockpits/21m/thumbs/DSC_0242.JPG)
MiG-21M CockpitMiG-21M cockpit at the Stafford Air and Space Museum, Weatherford, Oklahoma. Photos taken 29 May 2014. In addition to Russian, there were some Czech stencils on… ![Cockpit](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/pits/21Cockpits/Cockpit/thumbs/m21ckpt.jpg)
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Walk-Arounds![3walk](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/walks/3walk/thumbs/DSC_0222.JPG)
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MiG-21Walk-Arounds![21mfwalk](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/walks/21walks/21mfwalk/thumbs/DSC_0284.JPG)
MiG-21M Walk-AroundA limited walk-around at the Stafford Air and Space Museum, Weatherford, Oklahoma. Photos taken on 29 May 2014 by myself. ![MiG-21](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/walks/21walks/MiG-21/thumbs/mig21p-1.jpg)
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![MiG-21F](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/walks/21walks/MiG-21F/thumbs/w_mig21f-020117-1.jpg)
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MiG-21U Walk-AroundIncludes photos taken 3 June 2014 at the Tennessee Museum of Aviation. Original photos are from the early 1990s. I took all of these. ![umig_walker](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/walks/21walks/umig_walker/thumbs/DSC_0090.JPG)
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MiG-23 Walk-Around![czech](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/walks/23walk/czech/thumbs/flog_glove.JPG)
Czech AircraftPhotographed in New Jersey with my original Sony Mavica digital camera around 1998 or possibly later. ![recent](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/walks/23walk/recent/thumbs/mig-23-12.jpg)
Unknown LocationDiscovered in a box recently. It appears to be the Flogger on display at the Armed Forces Museum in Moscow. I do not remember who sent me the photo. ![russian](Countries/USSR/OKB/mig/walks/23walk/russian/thumbs/DSC_0994.JPG)
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Mil HelicoptersMikhail Leontyevich Mil was a designer of piston-engine helicopters such as the Mi-4 and the famous Mi-8, still serving around the world in various…![Mi-1](Countries/USSR/OKB/mil/Mi-1/thumbs/mi-1-02.jpg)
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![Mi-12](Countries/USSR/OKB/mil/Mi-12/thumbs/mi-12-11.jpg)
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Mi-14Amphibious version of the Mi-8 and Mi-17 ![Mi-24](Countries/USSR/OKB/mil/Mi-24/thumbs/DSC_0622_stitch.jpg)
![Mi-26](Countries/USSR/OKB/mil/Mi-26/thumbs/mi-26t-02.jpg)
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Mi-24 CockpitWayne Novy of the Southern Museum of Flight was kind enough to open hatches for me so I could take these photos on 11 May 2018. ![walks](Countries/USSR/OKB/mil/walks/mi12Walk/thumbs/mi-12-17.jpg)
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Miscellaneous DesignersThere were many designers in the early days of the Soviet Union, some of whom had very successful designs that went into full production. Sadly photos of those… ![mya](Countries/USSR/OKB/mya/thumbs/myasishchev.jpg)
Myasishchev AircraftVladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev began his career in the Tupolev Design Bureau, eventually forming his own bureau where he designed bombers and eventually the…![Bison](Countries/USSR/OKB/mya/Bison/thumbs/bison-04.jpg)
BisonAlso see folder "Space Activities" for additional Bison photos. ![Bounder](Countries/USSR/OKB/mya/Bounder/thumbs/bounder-01.jpg)
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Petlyakov AircraftVladimir Mikhailovich Petlyakov designed a number of aircraft, the most famous of which was the Pe-2, a dive bomber used during the Great Patriotic War (WWII). … ![po](Countries/USSR/OKB/po/thumbs/polikarpov.jpg)
Polikarpov AircraftNikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov designed, among other things, the famous I-16 which was used in the Spanish Civil War where it was called the "Rata." He was… ![sukhoy](Countries/USSR/OKB/sukhoy/thumbs/sukhoy.jpg)
Sukhoy AircraftPavel Osipovich Sukhoi was a famous fighter designer, the Su-27 and Su-35 of today being evolutions of his works, but his Su-2 used during the Great Patriotic…![Civil](Countries/USSR/OKB/sukhoy/Civil/su29/thumbs/su-29-rougham-25-6-11.jpg)
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Military Aircraft![Su-7](Countries/USSR/OKB/sukhoy/military/Su-7/thumbs/1114458122.jpg)
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Su-32The Su-32, also known as the Su-32FN and the Su-34 in operational service. NATO codename is Fullback. ![pits](Countries/USSR/OKB/sukhoy/military/pits/27Cockpit/thumbs/su27-cp1.jpg)
Cockpits![25Cockpit](Countries/USSR/OKB/sukhoy/military/pits/25Cockpit/thumbs/PICT0025.JPG)
Su-25 CockpitCockpit photos in my collection are not always clearly identified; therefore, some of these photos may be from another aircraft, in particular the Su-27. I am… ![27Cockpit](Countries/USSR/OKB/sukhoy/military/pits/27Cockpit/thumbs/su27-cp1.jpg)
Su-27 CockpitCockpit photos in my collection are not always clearly identified; therefore, some of these photos may be from another aircraft, in particular the Su-25. I am…
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Tupolev AircraftAndrei Nikolayevich Tupolev was one of the "grand old men" of Soviet aircraft design, one of the first to turn out acceptable transports and bombers. It was…![Civil](Countries/USSR/OKB/tupolev/Civil/Tu-154/thumbs/4068170.jpg)
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Military Aircraft![Tu-2](Countries/USSR/OKB/tupolev/Military/Tu-2/thumbs/1507167234.jpg)
Tu-2World War II Soviet bomber used by the Chinese at least into the 1980s and probably beyond. ![tu4](Countries/USSR/OKB/tupolev/Military/tu4/thumbs/tu-4-01.jpg)
![Tu-16](Countries/USSR/OKB/tupolev/Military/Tu-16/thumbs/No.%201996.253.7273.008.jpg)
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Tu-95 and Tu-142 BearMany photos in this series were slide copies of original prints in which dust was not removed before copying. Clean-up has been attempted, but often at the… ![Tu-126](Countries/USSR/OKB/tupolev/Military/Tu-126/thumbs/tu-126-01.jpg)
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Yakovlev AircraftAleksandr Sergeyevich Yakovlev designed some of everything: transports, bombers, fighters, aerobatic aircraft and even a helicopter. He wrote several books,…
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ModelsProfessional models displayed at shows ![museums](Countries/USSR/museums/monino/thumbs/an-12-03.jpg)
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Novodeveche CemeteryGraves of famous Russians associated with aviation who are buried in this famous cemetery
Photos taken 18 October 2012 (in the rain). ![video](Countries/USSR/video/thumbs/an225_sso_1.jpg)
VideoOlder and small; preserved for historical interest. ![non-ru](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/polish/ts11/thumbs/DSC_0740.JPG)
Warsaw Pact & Non-Russian…![non_ru](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/polish/ts11/thumbs/DSC_0740.JPG)
Warsaw Pact AircraftPhotos of aircraft from the former Communist countries that were allied with Russia in the Cold War days, the members of the Warsaw Pact.![czech](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/czech/L-39/thumbs/l-139-01.jpg)
Czech![L-29](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/czech/L-29/thumbs/DSCN6311.JPG)
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Cockpits![410pit](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/czech/pits/410pit/thumbs/l-410cp-08.jpg)
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L-29 CockpitPhotographer's name long forgotten, nothing on the box except that this L-29 was manufactured in Spain and photos were taken in 1991. The photos are from the…
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Walk-Arounds![410walk](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/czech/walks/410walk/thumbs/l-410-04.jpg)
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L-29 Walk-AroundThese walk-around photos are from the same photographer as the one who took the cockpit photos. of the Tillamook L-29.
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Polish![m15](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/polish/m15/thumbs/1092920385.jpg)
M-15Designed by Poland for use in the USSR, 3,000 were planned but only 175 were built mainly for Aeroflot. ![15pit](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/polish/15pit/thumbs/m15-05.jpg)
M-15 CockpitTwo shots that on the slide were nearly completely washed out. Isn't digital manipulation wonderful for pulling out details previously unseen? ![m15walk](Countries/USSR/non-ru/non_ru/polish/m15walk/thumbs/m15-08.jpg)
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YugoslavAlthough Yugoslavia was a communist country, it was not a member of the Warsaw Pact. It is included here because it was within the Soviet sphere of influence…
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Non-Russian Aircraft in Soviet…A few photos of non-Russian/non-Soviet designed aircraft used by the Soviet Union/Russia. Only those aircraft in Soviet/Russian markings will be included.
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Other![buran](Countries/USSR/misc/buran/thumbs/buran-14.jpg)
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ChkalovValeriy Chkalov and crew were the first to fly non-stop from Moscow to the United States across the North Pole. ![Engines](Countries/USSR/misc/Engines/ash62/thumbs/DSC_0172.JPG)
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Miscellaneous PhotosMy photos from parks, memorials, VFW halls and so forth where only one or two aircraft are found. ![Other](Other/thumbs/www.royfc.com-637.jpg)