Russia showcases WW2 aircraft near Moscow
Russia will showcase restored and refurbished war planes of WW1 and WW2 at an air show marking 100 years of the Russian Air Force in the city of Zhukovsky near Moscow.
This comes from the country’s Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov.
He added that the August 11 show will feature top Russian and foreign pilots and aerobatic teams.
The show is expected to be attended by 150, 000 people
Source: 14 June 2012 - Voice of Russia News (TASS)
Photo: The Russian air force dominated the skies totally. Luftwaffe was finished. Here Soviet planes fly over Germany. (Photo by historyimages.blogspot.com)
The Russian Air Force WW2 Fighter Aircraft near Moscow (Photo by wikipedia.org)
(14.06.2012)
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