The Aircraft Museum in Lugansk (Ukraine)

The Aircraft Museum in Lugansk (Ukraine)

At the 18-th of August 1996 the Aircraft Museum in borders of Aircraft Repair Plant was opened. The initiator of museum opening was the director of the plant. One of the main features of that time was economics decrease.
The airplanes were destroyed, their iron was used as a junk, the aviation college cadets had no opportunity to fly because of lack of finances. The country was in ruins caused by perestroika shock and new-born independence. But the director of the plant A. I. Mostovoj could save the clear thinking in that unpredictable time – he personally visited military units and airfields saving the planes from metal saw. Having begged, convinced, argued and finally exchanged the planes, he moved them to the Repair Plant, where the team repaired them under his guide. More than 60 units were repaired by those people.
The planes, which came into museum at random, cannot be met. Some of them were the first specimens, the engineering of the others was conducted by Lavrenty Beria, some participated in arms, some – were wrecked. The history of every one is worth writing the separate story...

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