Saturday, May 28, 2011

The Flying Crocodile

A Tupolev ANT-9 trimotor used in 1930s by the Soviet propaganda squadron. Named after the Krokodil (Crocodile) satyrical magazine, it was painted and decorated after a design by VB Shavrov.



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2 comments:

Pablo J. Álvarez said...

Looks like a costume for the "Air Carnival"

May 31, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Lord K said...

You should see the Firebird, dressed up for a parade a couple of years later.

June 3, 2011 at 1:09 AM

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