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Russian aircraft recoveries

Discussion in 'WWII Today' started by GRW, Jul 31, 2012.

  1. GRW

    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Don't think these have been posted before?
    "Examples of the Yakovlev Yak-1 and Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik were recently recovered from Lake Chernogubskoe, Murmansk, on behalf of the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum in Moscow. The Il-2 has now gone to Novosibirsk, Siberia, to be restored to flying condition with the Aviarestoration company, and the Yak is at the museum in Moscow to be assessed as a candidate for future restoration.

    First to be retrieved, on June 11, was the Yak, s/n 1222, which had been belly-landed on the frozen lake due to fuel starvation by Junior Lieutenant Egor Demidov on August 28, 1943. Demidov, who only had eight hours 25 minutes on the Yak-1 at the time, was returning from a mission covering the main Naval base of the Red Banner Fleet at Polyarny, and escaped from the fighter before it sank through the ice. The Il-2, s/n 1872752, was recovered on June 21, having been on the lake bed since November 25, 1943. "
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  2. PFlint

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    Thanks for the info !
    please keep us informed at to the progress of these aircraft.
     
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