June 24, 2015 MiG-17 of 234 IAP in special scheme in preparation for the Soviet victory parade 1956 Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related
June 24, 2015 - 6:46 pm Deano It is interesting to see how crude the paint job was for such an important day! Reply
June 25, 2015 - 8:51 am syntaxerror9 Russian philosphy: Not permanent painting, to be seen from far, so, why spending time and money for that. Reply
June 25, 2015 - 11:09 pm Lloyd Crawford But the whitewall tyres on the vans, surely they speak of a certain mid century flamboyance? Reply
June 29, 2015 - 5:49 am syntaxerror9 Indeed, four years later they put the first man into space! These tyres are suposed to stay long on vans and to be seen from close. Russian are very pratical people in technics and science. Reply
June 29, 2015 - 6:08 am Lloyd Crawford Certainly practical, but perfect for that era- great for Yuri to take Svetlana to the local hop on a Saturday night. American Graffiti, Russian style.
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It is interesting to see how crude the paint job was for such an important day!
Russian philosphy: Not permanent painting, to be seen from far, so, why spending time and money for that.
But the whitewall tyres on the vans, surely they speak of a certain mid century flamboyance?
Indeed, four years later they put the first man into space!
These tyres are suposed to stay long on vans and to be seen from close.
Russian are very pratical people in technics and science.
Certainly practical, but perfect for that era- great for Yuri to take Svetlana to the local hop on a Saturday night. American Graffiti, Russian style.