Yak-38M
Moscow Frunze Central Aerodrome, 29 August 1993.
There used to be a large collection of Russian military aircraft near the centre of Moscow.
A Yak-38M 'Forger-A' giving the collection some colour. To the right you can see it's successor, the Yak-141 'Freestyle'. Three Yak-141s were test flown, but the programme was cancelled in 1991.
The amazing collection was still intact in 1993 when I first visited. An entrance fee was asked to get access.
Frunze Aerodrome (or Khodinka) was Moscow's first international airport. It closed in 2003. Most aircraft got vandalised after that and were scrapped. Some survived and moved to a better place.
Yak-38M
Moscow Frunze Central Aerodrome, 29 August 1993.
There used to be a large collection of Russian military aircraft near the centre of Moscow.
A Yak-38M 'Forger-A' giving the collection some colour. To the right you can see it's successor, the Yak-141 'Freestyle'. Three Yak-141s were test flown, but the programme was cancelled in 1991.
The amazing collection was still intact in 1993 when I first visited. An entrance fee was asked to get access.
Frunze Aerodrome (or Khodinka) was Moscow's first international airport. It closed in 2003. Most aircraft got vandalised after that and were scrapped. Some survived and moved to a better place.