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Aircraft at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War

Mon Jan 16, 2023 5:24 pm

As mentioned in a post in the Warbirds Exported from Russia thread, I had a chance to visit the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in 2014. While I was there I took some pictures of the of aircraft and aircraft engines on outdoor display there. However, I never got around to sharing them, so please find them below:

Yakovlev Yak-3 (Replica)
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Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (Replica)
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Lavochkin La-5 (Replica)
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Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
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Klimov M-105
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Klimov M-103
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Allison V-1710
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Shvetsov M-82
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Polikarpov I-16 (Replica)
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Ilyushin Il-2 (Replica)
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Polikarpov I-15bis (Replica)
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Kochyerigin DI-6 (Replica)
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Polikarpov Po-2
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Sukhoi Su-2 (Replica)
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Signs
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Ilyushin Il-4
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Ilyushin Il-4
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Ilyushin Il-4 Sign
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Military Equipment
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Military Equipment
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Bell P-63 Kingcobra
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Junkers Ju 88 A-4 (Cockpit)
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Unfortunately, the battery on my camera died part way through the exhibition, so I missed some stuff like the Li-2. On the upside, however, compared to the other pictures online, such as those on Wikimedia Commons, mine are the only ones I've seen that have captured the display placards in a way that is readily legible. So consider them a look into the way the story of World War II is told in Russia. In particular, note how many are stated to be mockups.
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