June 29, 2004 at 12:57 pm
You probably know this already but just in case ……………..
The Lisunov Li-2 has crashed near Moscow – killing 3 of the 5 people on board.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3843263.stm
My sympathies go out to the families of those who dies.
I have photographed this machine a number of times – at Zhukovsky and Myatchkovo and it is sad to see its demise.
It would have been one of the attractions at the forthcoming ‘Flying Legends’ airshow in Moscow in mid-August.
My pics of this machine – along with other, non-flying Li-2’s – are at :- http://www.duffeyk.freeserve.co.uk/li-2.htm
Ken
PS – The BBC list this as the last flying Li-2, but the Hungarians have made their example, formerly at Szolnok, airworthy.