General Grievous Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 http://englishrussia.com/?p=533 Link to post Share on other sites
bentwaters81tfw Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Who's first up with a diorama? Link to post Share on other sites
FAR148 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Russian, US or British.... It is always sad to see dead aircraft. Thanks for sharing your pics with us :D Steven L Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 *sigh* Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I'm working on an Esci Backfire. I can empathize. :D Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 What a sad sight. Mike Link to post Share on other sites
usnavyam3 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I guess there's no engine stands in russia. very cool pics Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 pity to see tu-22m2 backfires go, always my fav...but nethertheless old and outdated now :) bring on su-34! Link to post Share on other sites
Impatient Pete Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Forgive me for waxing philosophical, but... I know we all love airplanes, but I am just glad to see them go to rest at the hand of the salvage man instead of enemy action. There is a girl (about my age, early thirties) who works at the little coffee house I go to, who is from Moscow. She's such a nice gal and I have often thought to myself of how glad I am that our countries didn't go to war with each other. I guess if they have to end up in pieces, better in times of peace than as missile fodder. Pete Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Forgive me for waxing philosophical, but...I know we all love airplanes, but I am just glad to see them go to rest at the hand of the salvage man instead of enemy action. There is a girl (about my age, early thirties) who works at the little coffee house I go to, who is from Moscow. She's such a nice gal and I have often thought to myself of how glad I am that our countries didn't go to war with each other. I guess if they have to end up in pieces, better in times of peace than as missile fodder. Pete You're right on all accounts! Still, it's sad to see thes once mighty planes die a slow, undignified death. :D Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 (edited) Forgive me for waxing philosophical, but...I know we all love airplanes, but I am just glad to see them go to rest at the hand of the salvage man instead of enemy action. There is a girl (about my age, early thirties) who works at the little coffee house I go to, who is from Moscow. She's such a nice gal and I have often thought to myself of how glad I am that our countries didn't go to war with each other. I guess if they have to end up in pieces, better in times of peace than as missile fodder. Pete This old SAC trained killer couldn't agree more, Pete. One thing I was always thankful for is that we never had to perform the mission we trained so hard for. All things must pass, but I always hoped that some of these old Soviet cold warrior birds would find a home in a museum here in the 'States. Here's a shot I took near Moscow back in 1991: Edited December 25, 2006 by Kalashnikov-47 Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Cold War Warriors on both sides have ended up in the same type of scrap pile. Whether it is AMARC in Arizona or someplace in Britain or Russia, it is much better to see the airplanes destroyed in peace, (or is that pieces), rather than the crews and several million people on the ground destroyed as well. Merry Christmas Darwin Link to post Share on other sites
Su-34 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 :( Im crying... cant watch those pics... Link to post Share on other sites
tu22m3 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 ok this hurts.... http://englishrussia.com/?p=533 Link to post Share on other sites
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