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MiG-17F, under afterburner. This fine example of the second generation Soviet jet fighter is seen initiating a break after a fast pass down the centreline at the Rhode Island Air Display, Quonset, Rhode Island, USA #jet #fighter #MiG17F #Sovietaviation #aviation #aircraft #RhodeIsland #airdisplay
November 2, 2024 at 2:58 PM
OTD in 1933, the TsKB-12, which would later be produced as the Polikarpov I-16, made its first flight #aviationhistory #sovietaviation #aviation #russianaviation
December 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A winterized Yakovlev Yak-1 in 1941. Its use was more widespread than any other winterized Soviet fighter, with 830 examples given the modification in the winter of 1941/1942. #SovietAviation #WWII #EasternFront #avgeek #RussianAircraft #yak1 #militaryhistory
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Latest from Rex's Hanger in his short series on Soviet Civil Aircraft of the 1930's.

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The Soviets Finally Built A Good Airliner...Then The DC-3 Arrived | Tupolev ANT-35
YouTube video by Rex's Hangar
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August 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I have a thing for odd-ball aircraft, and this one might be my favorite: the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-8 Utka (duck). Ultimately, only a single prototype was built, and it was used as the MiG bureau's communications/liaison aircraft for many years. #russianaircraft #sovietaviation #aviation #MiG
December 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
USSR Aviation Poster – Retro Soviet Air Travel Art
nspired by Soviet-era propaganda, this USSR aviation poster captures the bold and revolutionary spirit of air travel in the Soviet Union.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM