Saturday 31 August 2013

Around Moscow

(all photos copyright Ken Duffey)

Central Armed Forces Museum

Wreckage of Gary Powers' U-2.

Mi-24 Hind-A.

MiG-21 F-13.

Il-28

Anti-aircraft missiles.

Victory Park

Crude represenation of a Hawker Hirricane.

Polikarpov I-153.

Sukhoi Su-2.

Yak-3.

Su-25 in AVMF markings.

Su-17UM

MiG-29 in a strange colour scheme.

Not very often visited - the 'naval' section.

Another gunboat.

There is now a new, separate, Japanese display - with exhibits taken from the main display area.

Japanese amphibious tank.

This K-48 bomber is new.

The K-43-II Hayabusa is crudely restored.

The patron saint of Moscow - St George, defeating the 'Nazi' dragon.

The beautiful setting of Victory Park.

Zadorozhny Museum

Yak-38M being carefully restored.

MiG-21SMT saved from Khodynka.

Another ex-Khodynka airframe - the MiG-27.

Early MiG-29

Su-15TM.

Il-28.

A novel way of displaying a Yak-25.

Yak-141.

MiG-15UTI.

Part of the superb collection of restored cars at the museum......

Immaculate Alfa Romeo.

Tiny BMW.

Messerschmitt Bf-109G.

Yak UT-1.

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Yak UT-2.

Fokker Dr.1 replica.

Classic British design - the Jaguar E-type.

Moscow river

Alekse'ev A-90 'Orlyonok' ekranoplan.

Hovercraft.

G.U.M.

Inside GUM department store.

Intersection inside GUM.

© Ken Duffey September 2013