Ken, I’m just back from Moscow and have possibly “found” a new line up of preserved aircraft. Just passed the Yugo Zapadnaya metro on the red line on the way out to Vnukova just on the right hand side of the amin road there is a white office building which was described to me as being ‘Ministry of Defence’ and has I think seven aircraft lined up outside along with assorted other military hardware.
There is at least a Mil-24, a Mig-29, a Su-17, a Mig-23 and a Mig-27. We couldn’t stop to investigate and I didn’t have a chance to go back.
Have you seen this place before?
I’ve asked on MSF and Scramble but there seems to be a deafening silence.
Have you seen the museum in the Vnukova Aircraft repair Plant? It’s wonderful and I could have spent a week there looking through all the books of photographs etc.
By: zoot horn rollo - 2nd May 2006 at 11:04
Ah, thanks. That’s the place alright as I recognise the building. I think they have moved the exhibits as I seem to remember that the Su-17 is perched on top of a large stand pointing upwards. I have a friend who lives not that far away so I will ask her to go ond take a look for me.
We were on a self organised tour run by my wife and a friend in Moscow for a bunch of mates in Scotland to see loads of russian airliners. We had ramp tours at DME and SVO and a tour of the repair plants at VNO and CHE and a visit to BKA and MYA. Security is very tight in Moscow and photography from inside airports terminals and the metro is strictly forbidden as we found out…
We’re going to go back in August to tie in with the alleged aerobatic airshow at Zhukovsky and we’re trying to arrange some visits to mil fields as well.
By: Flanker_man - 1st May 2006 at 16:02
Ken, I’m just back from Moscow and have possibly “found” a new line up of preserved aircraft. Just passed the Yugo Zapadnaya metro on the red line on the way out to Vnukova just on the right hand side of the amin road there is a white office building which was described to me as being ‘Ministry of Defence’ and has I think seven aircraft lined up outside along with assorted other military hardware.
There is at least a Mil-24, a Mig-29, a Su-17, a Mig-23 and a Mig-27. We couldn’t stop to investigate and I didn’t have a chance to go back.
Have you seen this place before?
I’ve asked on MSF and Scramble but there seems to be a deafening silence.
Have you seen the museum in the Vnukova Aircraft repair Plant? It’s wonderful and I could have spent a week there looking through all the books of photographs etc.
Hiya,
Yes – they are outside the ‘Officers Academy’ – I photographed them on the way back from a trip to Kaluga…
Its on Google Earth at :- lat=55.6498912252, lon=37.4729431766
You should have seen the looks on the guards faces as a bunch of us scrambled around trying to take photos – good job it was on a Sunday!!
My web page about the visit is at :- http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/visits_pages/mos2002_day04.html
We have also found some airframes at an old PVO base called Nemchinovka – but have never been able to get in….Google Earth lat=55.7258144402, lon=37.3528763289
You can make out a Mig-25 and Su-15
The museum at the Vnukovo repair plant is a tribute to the efforts of the guy who set it up and showed us around. Thanks to his efforts the work of the plant is being preserved – all on a shoestring.
Like you I could have spent hours in there – but we had to catch a flight from next door down to Gelendzhik :- http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/visits_pages/mos2002_day06.html
Who did you go to Moscow with ????
Cheers
Ken
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April 29, 2006 at 3:06 pm