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Aviation trip to Gelendzhik & Moscow

Just back from a 10-day aviation trip to Russia….

We visited the Hydroaviation show at Gelendzhik on the Black Sea coast – where we had a 40-minute flight in a Beriev Be-200ChS water bomber…

http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/moscow_2008_files/day03_023.jpg

We made five water pickups and drops over Gelendzhik bay….

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In Moscow we visited the fabulous Zadorozhny museum….

http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/moscow_2008_files/day07_017.jpg

…. a collection of airframes at Ledovo…..

http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/moscow_2008_files/day06_005.jpg

…. and the small PVO museum at Balashika….

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…as well as visits to Chornoye, Chkalovskaya, Temryuk, Vnukovo, etc etc…

The full trip report is at :-

http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/moscow_2008.html

Enjoy….

Ken

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