Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

In this handout video grab released by the Winged Memory of Victory foundation a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

In this handout video grab released by the Winged Memory of Victory foundation a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

In this handout video grab released by the Winged Memory of Victory foundation a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

In this handout video grab released by the Winged Memory of Victory foundation a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

In this handout video grab released by the Winged Memory of Victory foundation a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A technician is pictured next to a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A pilot lands a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, on an airfield near Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A tail of a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two is pictured in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

Vladimir Barsuk, an Honored Test Pilot of Russia and Director of the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin is pictured near a cockpit of a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft. The plane was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

Vladimir Barsuk, an Honored Test Pilot of Russia and Director of the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin stands next to a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft. The plane was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A technician inspects a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A cockpit of a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, is pictured after a test flight in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

Vladimir Barsuk, an Honored Test Pilot of Russia and Director of the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin is pictured after a flight he made on a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft. The plane was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A pilot prepares to fly on a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

Vladimir Barsuk, an Honored Test Pilot of Russia and Director of the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin is pictured after a flight he made on a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft. The plane was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A pilot lands a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, on an airfield near Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

Technicians see a pilot off for a flight on a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A pilot prepares to fly on a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A pilot prepares to fly on a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, is prepared to take off at an airfield in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A pilot prepares to fly on a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

Technicians prepare for a flight a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A technician prepares for a flight a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A technician prepares for a flight a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A pilot stands next to Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. The aircraft is prepared to take off at an airfield in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

A Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, is prepared to take off at an airfield in Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

Boris Osyatinsky, president of the Winged Memory of Victory Foundation, is pictured next to a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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Russia WWII Aircraft Restoration

Boris Osyatinsky, president of the Winged Memory of Victory Foundation, is pictured next to a Polikarpov I-16 fighter aircraft, which was restored by enthusiasts of the Winged Memory of Victory project ahead of the Victory Day marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, flies in the sky over Novosibirsk, Russia. Fragments of the Soviet WWII fighter were found in Karelia in 1992 and transported to Novosibirsk. The production and restoration of the aircraft structural elements were carried out by the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin.

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