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Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleißheim - Antonow An-2

The An-2 is a development of the Russian designer Oleg K. Antonov (1906-1984) and had its first flight in 1947. It was built in large series in the USSR, Poland and the People's Republic of China. Production reached 17 000 copies, 60% of which were produced in Poland. The aircraft on display flew until 1993 with the West Group of Soviet, later Russian Air Forces. The last flight took place on 19.3.1993 from Großenhain to Oberschleißheim.

 

It was used as a civilian or military transport aircraft, for dropping off skydivers, for fish observations, for weather reconnaissance, for pest control, as well as for fertilizing and sowing in agriculture and forestry.

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