Little Russia Moscow tour

[berryg91]

From may 06 till may 10 we went to Moscow and some airfields in the vicinity. On behalf of 4Aviation this was a recce mission. To research the photographic possibilities during the annual Victory aerial parade in Moscow centre and at airbases near Moscow. We were not disappointed so a trip will be organised by 4Aviation in 2015 when the russians celebrate their 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi occupation. The only setback was that Ryazan did'nt fly on may 08, a day before victory day.

Kubinka may 07 2014

Part of the helicopter formation practising


Spare Mi-26 returning


Kamov's Alligator


Mil Mi-35M


SU-25SM from Budyonnovsk


SU-25UB from Budyonnovsk


Another SM updated version of the Frogfoot from Budyonnovsk, the updated versions lack the tailstinger


SU-25BM with rarely seen yellow code from Domna AFB which is about 5000 km from Kubinka.


Chkalovskaya may 07 2014

Ilyushin Il-18E Coot still going strong


Ilyushin IL-22 with SLAR


IL-22M-11 Zebra


Tupolev TU-134UB-L


Moscow centre may 09 2014 from the roof of a classy hotel

Faithful Hips


Big is beautiful


RA-09341 roaring over our heads


RA-82035


Ilyushin IL-76's from Tver


MIG-29SMT's and MIG-29UB from Kursk


'Little' Foxhounds from Savasleyka


SU-24M Fencers from Monchegorsk


SU-34's from Morozosvk, latest operational unit with Fullbacks


IL-78M Midas with TU-160 behind


The cold war is back?


In my opinion the most beautiful bomber in the russian inventory


Face to face with a Backfire


Lipetsk formation


Frogfeet from Budyonnovsk


Finale SU-25BM's and SU-25UB


Chkalovskaya may 10 2014

c/n 8346101 11 red RF-94211 AN-12BP


RA-78830 IL-76MD


Antonov AN-26 02 yellow


c/n 9346901 15 red AN-12BK


c/n 01347805 14 red AN-12BK-PPS


c/n 00347205 28 red AN-12BK-PPS


Good old B-model RA-85534 c/n 82A534 Tupolev TU-154B-2 Russian Airforce

[Agg]

So many fantastic and rare (at least here in the west) types in one post. I really have to go to Russia.

[Flare Path]

Fascinating post. Great stuff.

[davechng]

thats not little! but Huge! airshow!

Great shots and selection of aircraft

DaveC

[Mad Dan]

All I can see is a load of Photobucket icons... And they all look the same to me!!!

[berryg91]

Hello Dan,
Problem fixed!

[Niallxg]

Super post.

That Crusty looks ace.

Niall

[Ledhead27]

What a stunning set! Very nice!

[Blackbird]

Excellent post - many thanks

Andy

[sovietjet]

Nice set! The Kubinka photos were from the road by the fence?

A few things I noticed:

1) The Il-22 RF-90785 is landing with one engine shut down.
2) The Su-34s are actually from Morozovsk (the latest base to receive them)
3) On May 7th, the Mi-26 and Mi-8 helis were full of photographers/spotters. You may have gotten some waves from inside

And for May 9th, here is the view from the Il-78 maybe you can see yourself somewhere on the rooftop

http://russianplanes.net/id136036

[shaggy101]

Some very cool stuff there

[Agg]

Not to hijack the thread, but that is one fantastic shot, Ivan

[Screechy]

Ooooow i'm loving that. Great pics

[sovietjet]

Not to hijack the thread, but that is one fantastic shot, Ivan

It's not my photo just to be clear! I just found it on that website and thought it might be cool for berryg91 to see the opposite perspective.

[King Cobra]

Excellent stuff.

[st24]

All fabulous but particularly interested in the lumped and bumped Coots and Cubs. If they're putting on a big show next year (which it certainly looks as though they will) I feel another trip is on the cards.

[berryg91]

Thank you all for the nice words and feedback! Next year I will be back.