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Kalinin K-5 side view

Kalinin K-5

Kalinin K-5 CCCP-Sh5. This type used by Aeroflot in 1930s. Letter Sh means a plane accessory to one of Aeroflot schools

Sikorskiy IM-G1 side view

Sikorskiy IM-G1

Sikorskiy Il’ya Muromets «Kievskiy» type G-1 with a wide-chord wing, No. 182 piloted by Captain I.S. Bashko. Stan’kovo, Western Front (of the Russian Army), September 1916

Il’yushin Il-14 side view

Il'yushin Il-14

Il’yushin Il-14 CCCP-L5053 operated by Aeroflot in 1950-1970s

Il’yushin Il-12 side view

Il'yushin Il-12

Il’yushin Il-12 CCCP-L1827 operated by Aeroflot in 1950-1960s

Il’yushin Il-2 side view

Il'yushin Il-2

Il’yushin Il-2 «9 White» of the 3rd Sqn, 505th Air Assault Regiment, 226th Air Assault Division, piloted by Sgt. M. Gareyev. The Battle of Stalingrad, late December 1942

Tupolev ANT-7 side view

Tupolev ANT-7

Tupolev ANT-7 CCCP-H166 Aviaarktika. P. Golovin’s crew overflew the North Pole in this aircraft on May 5, 1937


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