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2007-07-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Abandoned Russian Military Aircraft Photos

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Posted by Delphi 2007-07-26 13:15|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 While interesting, it's hard to get all misty over totalitarian communist military hardware rotting to pieces. It should have happened many, many decades ago.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-26 16:46|| 2007-07-26 16:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Serious patent infringement of a DC3 about 1/4 way down the page......

Posted by Thriling Barnsmell3614 2007-07-26 18:05|| 2007-07-26 18:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Lend lease. Also the Soviets had a prewar license to manufacture DC-3s. You can see them in a lot of the the FSU war memorials.

Posted by ed 2007-07-26 18:47|| 2007-07-26 18:47|| Front Page Top

#4 That's an LI-2, which was their DC-3 knockoff. They built over 2000 and, of course, never paid Douglas a dime.
What I'd like to see would be a TU-4, which was their knockoff of the B-29. Almost an exact copy.

Posted by tu3031 2007-07-26 19:09|| 2007-07-26 19:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Sic Transit gloria mundi.

Posted by N Guard 2007-07-26 20:55|| 2007-07-26 20:55|| Front Page Top

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